Acquired long QT syndrome from stress cardiomyopathy is associated with ventricular arrhythmias and torsades de pointes

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 555-561

  Madias, Christopher ^a   Fitzgibbons, Timothy P ^b   Alsheikh Ali, Alawi A ^c,d   Bouchard, Joseph L ^b   Kalsmith, Benjamin ^d   Garlitski, Ann C ^d   Tighe, Dennis A ^b   Estes III, N A Mark ^d   Aurigemma, Gerard P ^b   Link, Mark S ^d  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Long QT syndrome; Stress cardiomyopathy; Sudden cardiac death; Takotsubo; Torsades de pointes; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TORSADE DES POINTES;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 79953250520     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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