Sevoflurane prolonged the QTc interval and increased transmural dispersion of repolarization in a patient with long QT syndrome 3: a case report

Sevoflurane prolonged the QTc interval and increased transmural dispersion of repolarization in a patient with long QT syndrome 3: a case report

Abstract We report that sevoflurane not only caused marked QTc interval prolongation but also increased transmural dispersion of repolarization in a patient with long QT syndrome 3 (LQT3). A 16-year-old male with LQT3 underwent a shoulder operation. He experienced no episode of syncope or cardiac ar...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Atsuhiro Kitaura, Shinichi Nakao, Shinichi Hamasaki, Kei Houri, Takatoshi Tsujimoto, Seishi Kimura, Mayuka Matsushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Long QT syndrome type 3
Torsades de pointes
Sevoflurane
QTc
Tp-e
Arrhythmia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-017-0093-6

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-017-0093-6

Similar Items