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ECG artefact or life-threatening arrhythmia? A neonatal presentation of Long QT syndrome type 3 with a de novo SCN5A mutation.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Dec 2025
Torun Emine Gulsah, Özdemiroğlu Nevin, Açıkgöz İsmail Çağrı, Ceylan Ahmet Cevdet, Koca Serhat
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Electrocardiogram interpretation is critical in neonatal care, as artefacts may mimic life-threatening arrhythmias. We report the case of a preterm newborn girl, delivered at 31 weeks of gestation due to acute fetal distress, who developed tachycardia shortly after birth. The initial ECG showed chaotic electrical activity, initially raising suspicion of artifact; however, a subsequent tracing confirmed a...
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