title: Prolonged QT and cardiac arrest after heart transplantation: inherited or acquired?
abstract: The long QT syndrome is an inherited arrhythmogenic disease characterized by prolongation of QT interval, syncope, and sudden cardiac death because of ventricular tachycardia, mainly in the form of Torsades de Pointes. We present an unusual case of prolonged QT interval and cardiac arrest caused by Torsades de Pointes in the early phase after orthotopic heart transplant.
authors.affiliation: The Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shehata
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jignesh K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kittleson
authors.forename: Jon A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kobashigawa
authors.forename: Sumeet S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.forename: Xunzhang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged