HIV and Long QT syndrome - Cause or coincidence
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2009
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Puri, R.
Roberts-Thomson, K.
Young, G.
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International Journal of Cardiology, 2009; 133(1):E9-E10
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R. Puri, K.C. Roberts-Thomson and G.D. Young
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The Long QT syndrome is a disorder characterized by abnormalities of cardiac repolarisation, resulting in a propensity to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (torsades de pointes) and sudden cardiac death. It remains unclear whether cardiac involvement with the HIV virus itself can cause QT prolongation. We report a case of a HIV infected young female presenting with recurrent syncope due to torsades de pointes.
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© 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.