Swimming-triggered aborted sudden cardiac death in a patient with Andersen–Tawil syndrome

In this report we describe the case of a 42-year-old woman who experienced an episode of near drowning during recreational swimming. A diagnosis of Andersen–Tawil syndrome was made based on the patient's dysmorphic features, characteristic T–U-wave patterns and ventricular arrhythmias. To our k...

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 2006-09, Vol.112 (2), p.E45-E47
Main Authors: Efremidis, Michalis, Pappas, Loukas K., Sideris, Antonios, Letsas, Konstantinos P., Gavrielatos, Gerasimos D., Kardaras, Fotios
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Andersen–Tawil syndrome
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
Female
Humans
Immersion
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
KCNJ2 mutations
Long QT syndrome
Near Drowning - etiology
Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated - genetics
Swimming
Swimming-triggered cardiac event
Syndrome
Tachycardia, Ventricular
Water
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Summary:In this report we describe the case of a 42-year-old woman who experienced an episode of near drowning during recreational swimming. A diagnosis of Andersen–Tawil syndrome was made based on the patient's dysmorphic features, characteristic T–U-wave patterns and ventricular arrhythmias. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a swimming-triggered cardiac event in a patient with Andersen–Tawil syndrome.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.02.028