Congenital long-QT syndrome: A case report illustrating diagnostic pitfalls

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 859-864

  Salen, Philip ^a   Nadkarni, Vinay ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Jervell Lange Nielsen syndrome; Long QT syndrome; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE SEQUENCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES;

CHILD; DEAFNESS; EMERGENCIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE;

EID: 0033199720     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00096-7     Document Type: Article

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