HIV and Long QT syndrome - Cause or coincidence

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dc.contributor.authorPuri, R.
dc.contributor.authorRoberts-Thomson, K.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, G.
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityR. Puri, K.C. Roberts-Thomson and G.D. Young
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Cardiology, 2009; 133(1):E9-E10
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.076
dc.identifier.issn0167-5273
dc.identifier.issn1874-1754
dc.identifier.orcidPuri, R. [0000-0001-8849-7426]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/60456
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ireland Ltd
dc.rights© 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.076
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectLong QT syndrome
dc.subjectTorsades de pointes
dc.titleHIV and Long QT syndrome - Cause or coincidence
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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