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Acute respiratory distress syndrome with transiently impaired left ventricular function and Torsades de Pointes arrhythmia unmasking congenital long QT.

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1 Acute respiratory distress syndrome with transiently impaired left ventricular function and Torsades de Pointes arrhythmia unmasking congenital long QT syndrome in a 25- yr-old woman  Hinterseer M , Irlbeck M , Ney L , Beckmann B.-M. , Pfeufer A , Steinbeck G , Kaab S   British Journal of Anaesthesia  Volume 97, Issue 2, Pages (August 2006) DOI: /bja/ael118 Copyright © 2006 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 A 3-lead ECG recording taken from the reported patient on day 3 and showing a typical episode of non-sustained polymorphic VT. British Journal of Anaesthesia  , DOI: ( /bja/ael118) Copyright © 2006 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Upon exposure to i.v. dl-sotalol (2 mg kg−1), the patient presented with a marked increase in QTc-interval from 433 ms at baseline (a, before sotalol) to 515 ms (b, after sotalol) revealing an abnormal repolarization reserve. British Journal of Anaesthesia  , DOI: ( /bja/ael118) Copyright © 2006 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions


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