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Published on: June 20, 2020
[Long QT syndrome in the postpartum period]
Piotr Kukla1, Artur Filipecki, Marek Jastrzebski
1Oddział Chorób Wewnetrznych, Szpital Specjalistyczny, Gorlice. kukla_piotr@poczta.onet.pl
Abstract:
The postpartum period can unmask LQTS. We described a case of 22-year-old woman with episode of lost of consciousness 6 months after delivery. Holter monitoring showed episodes of QTc prolongation, max. QTc - 618 ms, medium QTc - 538 ms with different morphology types of T wave. Beta-blocker (BB) therapy (metoprolol was initiated) and titrated up to 200 mg daily. The patient was out of symptoms. After 2 years during the second pregnancy she reduced BB to 50 mg/day. In the postpartum period, 3 months after delivery she had syncopal episodes. Holter monitoring showed polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. The cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted.
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Electrocardiogram
Three major waveforms are present in a typical ECG recording: the P wave, the QRS complex, and the T...
