QT Prolongation and Associated Ventricular Tachycardia due to Cardiac Iron Load in a Patient with Thalassemia Major
We report the case of a 23-year-old male with thalassemia major who developed long QT and continuous ventricular tachycardia (VT). Electrocardiography, echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used for diagnosis and risk stratification. VT causes and treatments are present...
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| description | We report the case of a 23-year-old male with thalassemia major who developed long QT and continuous ventricular tachycardia (VT). Electrocardiography, echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used for diagnosis and risk stratification. VT causes and treatments are presented and discussed. Ventricular arrhythmia can be treated by normalizing QT interval with high-dose beta-blocker therapy. However, MRI-compatible internal cardiac defibrillator implantation was performed due to the high risk in this patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-490d90e0e04545f8a4a301891ed7bec32025-08-20T02:05:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792019-01-01201910.1155/2019/57910945791094QT Prolongation and Associated Ventricular Tachycardia due to Cardiac Iron Load in a Patient with Thalassemia MajorDerya Demirtas0Abdullah Orhan Demirtas1Hilmi Erdem Sumbul2Ayse Selcan Koc3Assistant Professor in Department of Internal Medicine, Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Health Sciences University, Adana, TurkeyAssistant Professor in Department of Cardiology, Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Health Sciences University, Adana, TurkeyAssistant Professor in Department of Internal Medicine, Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Health Sciences University, Adana, TurkeyAssistant Professor in Department of Radiology, Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Health Sciences University, Adana, TurkeyWe report the case of a 23-year-old male with thalassemia major who developed long QT and continuous ventricular tachycardia (VT). Electrocardiography, echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used for diagnosis and risk stratification. VT causes and treatments are presented and discussed. Ventricular arrhythmia can be treated by normalizing QT interval with high-dose beta-blocker therapy. However, MRI-compatible internal cardiac defibrillator implantation was performed due to the high risk in this patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5791094 |
| spellingShingle | Derya Demirtas Abdullah Orhan Demirtas Hilmi Erdem Sumbul Ayse Selcan Koc QT Prolongation and Associated Ventricular Tachycardia due to Cardiac Iron Load in a Patient with Thalassemia Major Case Reports in Hematology |
| title | QT Prolongation and Associated Ventricular Tachycardia due to Cardiac Iron Load in a Patient with Thalassemia Major |
| title_full | QT Prolongation and Associated Ventricular Tachycardia due to Cardiac Iron Load in a Patient with Thalassemia Major |
| title_fullStr | QT Prolongation and Associated Ventricular Tachycardia due to Cardiac Iron Load in a Patient with Thalassemia Major |
| title_full_unstemmed | QT Prolongation and Associated Ventricular Tachycardia due to Cardiac Iron Load in a Patient with Thalassemia Major |
| title_short | QT Prolongation and Associated Ventricular Tachycardia due to Cardiac Iron Load in a Patient with Thalassemia Major |
| title_sort | qt prolongation and associated ventricular tachycardia due to cardiac iron load in a patient with thalassemia major |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5791094 |
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