Mexiletine shortens the QT interval in a pedigree of KCNH2 related long QT syndrome

Mexiletine shortens the QT interval in a pedigree of KCNH2 related long QT syndrome

Abstract A 23‐year‐old female had been suffering from recurrent syncopal episodes during sleep since her childhood. She had a family history of sudden death and her QTc interval was remarkably prolonged to 537 ms A Holter ECG revealed torsade de pointes, corresponding to syncope. She was started on...

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Main Authors: Taishi Fujisawa, Yoshiyasu Aizawa, Yoshinori Katsumata, Kensuke Kimura, Kenji Hashimoto, Terumasa Yamashita, Hiroshi Miyama, Takehiro Kimura, Kenjiro Kosaki, Seiji Takatsuki, Wataru Shimizu, Keiichi Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
KCNH2
long QT syndrome
mexiletine
sudden death
torsade de pointes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12300

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https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12300

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