ANAESTHETIC IMPLICATION OF THE PARTURIENT WITH JERVELL-LANGE SYNDROME COMING FOR CAESAREAN SECTION
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 48
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE 24 years old female, deaf from childhood, primigravida, presented for elective caesarean section. She had prolonged QT interval in ECG. Further history and examination revealed that she had been hospitalised for repeated syncope. She was diagnosed to have congenital long QT syndrome after Holter monitoring. Familial history of long QT syndrome was present. She was started on Tab. Propranolol 20 mg twice daily. She was also advised by cardiologist to undergo procedure for implantable cardiac defibrillator, but the patient did not undergo the procedure due to personal reasons.
Authors and Affiliations
Irshad Basheer, Giridharan Sridharan, Ajaykumar Anandh, Prakash Venkatesan, Senthil Kumar V. S
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