Multifactorial QT Interval Prolongation and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

A 71-year-old woman collapsed while working as a grocery store cashier. CPR was performed and an AED revealed torsades de pointes (TdP). She was subsequently defibrillated resulting in restoration of sinus rhythm with a QTc interval of 544 msec. Further evaluation revealed a diagnosis of Takotsubo C...

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Main Authors: Gysel, Michael, Crystal, Alexander, Hancox, Jules C., Methot, Michelle, Baranchuk, Adrian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009330/