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Long QT syndrome and anaesthesia /

Wael Abd El Hameed Elsiory

Long QT syndrome and anaesthesia / متلازمة كيو - تى الطويلة والتخدير Wael Abd El hameed Elsiory ; Supervised Tarek Abd El halium Kaddah , Tarek Mahmoud Abd El barr , Zakareya Mohammed - Cairo : Wael Abd El Hameed Elsiory , 2005 - 62P : charts ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Anaesthesia

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a disorder of cardiac ion channelsIts importance lies in the potential for development of fatal arrhythmias on anaesthesizing undiagnosed patients Pathophysiology of LQTS explains the molecular and cellular basis of the condition Clinical picture and diagnosis of the disease are the first line of defense against undiagnosed patients Better understanding of the effects of anaesthetic drugs is essential in order to improve anaesthetic management of the disease



Sudden death Syncope Torsades de pointes