Open AccessProlonged QT interval and cardiac arrest after a single dose of amiodarone in a woman with Turner's syndrome
Author(s) -
Nielsen Dorte Guldbrand,
Nielsen Jens Cosedis,
Trolle Christian,
Gravholt Claus Højbjerg,
Andersen Niels Holmark
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.802
Subject(s) - medicine , amiodarone , qt interval , long qt syndrome , short qt syndrome , cardiology , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation
Key Clinical Message Low‐dose QT ‐prolonging drugs may have detrimental effects on women with Turner's syndrome. Preventive measures would be to use potential QT ‐prolonging drugs with precaution and ensure that both before and during treatment, ECG s are evaluated and drug treatment stopped if the QT interval increases.