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Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasAvoid StressorsAvoid BradycardiaAvoid TachycardiaAvoid Beta AgonistsOptimize ElectrolytesHypokalemiaHypomagnesemiaAvoid QT-Prolonging Drugs

Pathophysiology

A disorder of prolonged ventricular repolarization - a long QT interval on the ECG - that predisposes to torsades de pointes, syncope, and sudden cardiac death. Congenital forms arise from cardiac...

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