title: Cardiac surgery for a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome.
abstract: Andersen-Tawil syndrome is an uncommon inherited autosomal disorder characterized by a prolonged QT interval, periodic paralysis, and dysmorphic features. The deleterious effects of cardioplegia on periodic paralysis and cardiac arrhythmia are unknown, and no studies have reported the performance of cardiac surgery in patients with Andersen-Tawil syndrome. We present a case of successful cardiac surgery in a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome, without using cardioplegia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama City, Ehime, Japan. mitsugi@aqua.plala.or.jp
authors.forename: Mitsugi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higaki
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seike
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D050030:Andersen Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans