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Long QT syndrome
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Etiology
Electrolyte abnormalities
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Class Ia antiarrhythmics (quinidine, procainamide)
- Class Ic antiarrhythmics (propafenone)
- Class III antiarrhythmics (amiodarone, bretylium, sotalol)
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Astemizole, terfenadine
- Antibiotics: erythromycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, levofloxacin, ketoconazole, itraconazole
- Phenothiazines, haldol
- Prednisone
- Congenital long QT syndrome
- Third-degree A-V block
- Second-degree A-V block
- Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
- Myocardial ischemia
- Significant bradycardia
- Stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Hypothermia
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Etiology
Electrolyte abnormalities
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Class Ia antiarrhythmics (quinidine, procainamide)
- Class Ic antiarrhythmics (propafenone)
- Class III antiarrhythmics (amiodarone, bretylium, sotalol)
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Astemizole, terfenadine
- Antibiotics: erythromycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, levofloxacin, ketoconazole, itraconazole
- Phenothiazines, haldol
- Prednisone
- Congenital long QT syndrome
- Third-degree A-V block
- Second-degree A-V block
- Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
- Myocardial ischemia
- Significant bradycardia
- Stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Hypothermia
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Long QT Syndrome." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114580/all/Long_QT_syndrome.
Zeiger RFR. Long QT syndrome. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114580/all/Long_QT_syndrome. Accessed March 28, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Long QT syndrome. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114580/all/Long_QT_syndrome
Zeiger RFR. Long QT Syndrome [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 March 28]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114580/all/Long_QT_syndrome.
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