Emotional stress as a cause of syncope and torsade de pointes in patients with long QT syndrome | Zendy

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Emotional stress as a cause of syncope and torsade de pointes in patients with long QT syndrome

Author(s) -

Mihailo Vukmirović,

Irena Tomasevic-Vukmirovic,

Lazar Angelkov,

Filip Vukmirović

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

vojnosanitetski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2406-0720

pISSN - 0042-8450

DOI - 10.2298/vsp1502192v

Subject(s) - medicine , qt interval , long qt syndrome , cardiology , ventricular tachycardia , context (archaeology) , sudden cardiac death , electrocardiography , sudden death , torsades de pointes , syncope (phonology) , cardioversion , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation , paleontology , biology

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a disorder of myocardial repolarization characterized by the prolongation of QT interval and high risk propensity of torsade de pointes (TdP) that can lead to syncope, cardiac arrest and sudden death. Episodes may be provoked by various stimuli depending on the type of the condition.

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