title: Torsade de pointes in a child with acute rheumatic fever.
abstract: Ventricular arrhythmias are uncommon in acute rheumatic carditis. We report the case of a child who presented with rheumatic carditis, prolonged corrected QT interval, and torsade de pointes. The episodes of torsade were controlled with beta-blockade and cardiac pacing. The child subsequently died as a result of brain injury; the autopsy revealed classic findings of acute rheumatic carditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liberman
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hordof
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfayyadh
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Salafia
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Pass
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications*; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*