Placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in an infant with congenital long QT syndrome: Anesthetic considerations

Autor:	Kansara Bhuvnesh, Singh Ajmer, Kaushal Sunil, Saxena Anil
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Congenital long QT syndrome implantable cardioverter-defibrillator anesthesia Anesthesiology RD78.3-87.3 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701
Zdroj:	Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 122-126 (2011)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0971-9784 0974-5181
Popis:	Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in children is a rare, but catastrophic event. Children with cardiac pathology at particular risk include those with congenital long QT syndrome (CLQTS) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. CLQTS is a genetic disorder of the cardiac ion channels and is associated with significant risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and SCA. For symptomatic, untreated patients, the mortality rate is approximately 20% for the first year and 50% at ten years. Use of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is recommended for the prevention of SCA in this patient population. We report a case of CLQTS, who after successful resuscitation from SCA, underwent ICD placement at our center.
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