HIV and Long QT syndrome--cause or coincidence.
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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D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000821:virology*; D013575:Syncope / Q000821:virology*; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000821:virology*