title: PITUITARY TUMOR, QT PROLONGATION AND VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Lawrence J.
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Petrovich
authors.forename: Ajit V.
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Adyanthaya
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dillman
authors.forename: James K.
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Alexander