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Efficacy of ventricular pacing in the treatment of an arrhythmic storm associated with a congenital long QT mutation.
Congenital heart disease - 1 Jan 2000
Aziz Peter F, Shah Maully J
Abstract excerpt
Long QT syndrome in the infant with 2:1 atrioventricular block is a malignant form of disease associated with frequent torsade de pointes in some cases. Those patients that do not respond to antiarrhythmic therapy are particularly challenging to manage. Ventricular pacing in this patient population has been shown to reduce arrhythmic events. We report a case of a newborn with frequent torsade de pointes requiring...
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