PITUITARY TUMOR, QT PROLONGATION AND VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA.
Various types of nervous system diseases have been associated with QT prolongation and ventricular arrhythmias. This report describes a young woman with a pituitary tumor, who had QT prolongation and recurrent syncope secondary to ventricular fibrillation. Effective therapy with digoxin and propranolol are described, and pathophysiology of the syndrome is discussed.
Petrovich
Lawrence J.
LJ
Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Adyanthaya
Ajit V.
AV
Dillman
Robert
R
Alexander
James K.
JK