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Suppression of Torsades de Pointes by Biventricular Pacing in a Patient with Long QT Syndrome
Author(s) -
MIYOSHI FUMITO,
TANNO KAORU,
KOBAYASHI YOUICHI
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03266.x
Subject(s) - torsades de pointes , medicine , qt interval , long qt syndrome , refractory (planetary science) , cardiology , physics , astrobiology
This report describes a case of a patient with long QT syndrome (LQTS) with recurrent episodes of torsades de pointes (TdP). Use of biventricular pacing (BiVP) resulted in a shorter QT interval and a shorter T‐peak‐end interval and prevented further episodes of TdP. These findings suggest that BiVP may be helpful in patients with LQTS and refractory TdP.