Open AccessA Congenital Deadly Association: Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Long QT Syndrome
Author(s) -
Neiberg de Alcantara Lima,
Antonio Thomaz de Andrade,
Stela Maria Vitorino Sampaio,
Mark Loehrke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac arrhythmias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2674-7472
pISSN - 2674-7081
DOI - 10.24207/jca.v33i4.3426
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , long qt syndrome , cardiomyopathy , dilated cardiomyopathy , ventricular tachycardia , sudden death , qt interval , heart failure
Long QT syndrome is one of the most feared entities in hospitalized patients due to the potential risk for ventricular tachycardia and sudden death. Association between channelopathies and congenital cardiomyopathy is a new entity that has been studied recently. We report an interesting case of this association that maybe related to a genetic mutation.