Transient Long QT Development in a Patient with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
QT interval prolongation on the electrocardiogram is considered a precursory sign for imminent, potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias. Beside the inherited condition of long QT syndrome, numerous drugs, certain electrolyte disturbances and early transmural ischemia have been identified to induc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2016-0013 |