Hypocalcemia Presenting as Life Threatening Torsades de Pointes with Prolongation of QTc Interval
| Autor: | Manikant Singla, Naved Aslam, Shibba Takkar Chhabra, Gurpreet Singh Wander, Bishav Mohan, Shivani Mehta, Sandeep Chhabra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Clinical Biochemistry Prolongation Torsades de pointes Case Report Prolonged QTc interval 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Ventricular tachycardia QT interval 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Cardiology Qtc interval prolongation cardiovascular system 030212 general & internal medicine cardiovascular diseases business |
| Popis: | Torsades de pointes with prolonged QTc interval is a form of ventricular tachycardia. Many predisposing factors have been identified and hypocalcemia is among the rare ones. Our case illustrates that though rare, hypocalcemia might manifest as torsades de pointes with prolongation of QTc interval. Early diagnosis and management of dyselectrolytemia can prevent these patients from catastrophic torsades de pointes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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