Torsade de pointes in a child with acute rheumatic fever |
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| Authors: | Liberman L Hordof A J Alfayyadh M Salafia C M Pass R H |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Ventricular arrhythmias are uncommon in acute rheumatic carditis. We report the case of a child who presented with rheumatic carditis, prolonged corrected QT interval, and torsade de pointes. The episodes of torsade were controlled with beta-blockade and cardiac pacing. The child subsequently died as a result of brain injury; the autopsy revealed classic findings of acute rheumatic carditis. |
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