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Perioperative considerations in a newly described subtype of congenital long QT syndrome
Author(s) -
JOSEPHREYNOLDS ANN,
AUDEN STEVE,
SOBCZYZK WALTER
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1997.d01-73.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , long qt syndrome , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , qt interval , anesthesia
An infant with a newly‐described subtype of congenital long QT syndrome is presented, along with her perioperative management on three separate occasions. During each anaesthetic characteristic arrhythmias occurred. The available literature and rational approaches to these high risk patients are reviewed.