Preoperative Diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome in an Infant With Tetralogy of Fallot
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Christoph P. Hornik • Michael J. Campbell • Michael P. Carboni • Andrew J. Lodge • John F. Rhodes Jr • Ronald J. Kanter
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Long QT syndrome is a well-described entity in infants. Its presentation in the context of congenital heart disease is rare and is almost exclusively diagnosed postoperatively. For patients undergoing surgical intervention, preoperative knowledge of the diagnosis and appropriate perioperative management can be life-saving. We present the rare case of an infant with tetralogy of Fallot who was preoperatively diagnosed with long QT syndrome and discuss the implications of this diagnosis for his perioperative management.
Pediatr Cardiol (2011) 32:834–838 DOI 10.1007/s00246-011-9957-0 Received: 31 October 2010 / Accepted: 14 March 2011 / Published online: 30 March 2011
