Cardiac arrest due to long QT syndrome associated with excessive consumption of energy drinks

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Rottlaender, D ^a   Motloch, L J ^a   Reda, S ^a   Larbig, R ^a   Hoppe, U C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Energy drink; Long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CREATINE KINASE; D DIMER; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENERGY DRINK; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART ARREST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; KNCQ1 GENE; LETTER; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 84863609591     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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