title: Long QT syndrome in extensive infective endocarditis complicating hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Infective endocarditis in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is uncommon. We present a case of extensive infective endocarditis in a female patient with mild hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome. Upon a definite diagnosis, an urgent operation was performed successfully, and the patient had an uneventful postoperative course. The clinical features and the possible mechanisms of long QT syndrome of this patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel. shi_min_yuan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shi-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Demesthenous
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Coman
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification