Case Reports in Critical Care (Jan 2014)

Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective Surgery

  • Aibek E. Mirrakhimov,
  • Prakruthi Voore,
  • Alaa M. Ali

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/348274
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Cardiac arrest is a true medical emergency and clinicians should base the management on American Heart Association advanced cardiac life support algorithm. The potential triggers of cardiac arrest should be sought. We present a case of a 27-year-old female who developed cardiac arrest and was later found to have congenital long QT syndrome. The patient’s outcome was favorable. Discussion of the key management options will be discussed in the text.