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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2022

Vomiting, electrolyte disturbance, and medications; the perfect storm for acquired long QT syndrome and cardiac arrest: a case report.

K D Tiver, D Dharmaprani, J X Quah, A Lahiri, K E Waddell-Smith, A N Ganesan

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

K D TiverDepartment of Cardiology, Level 6, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia.
D DharmapraniCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia.
J X QuahDepartment of Cardiology, Level 6, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia.
A LahiriDepartment of Cardiology, Level 6, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia.
K E Waddell-SmithDepartment of Cardiology, Level 6, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia.
A N GanesanDepartment of Cardiology, Level 6, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia. anand.ganesan@flinders.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2734-3025
Flinders University · AUFlinders Medical Centre · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcquired long QT syndrome is an important and preventable cause of cardiac arrest. Certain medications and electrolyte disturbance are common contributors, and often coexist. In this case, we report five contributors to cardiac arrest. CASE PRESENTATION: This case is of a 51-year-old Caucasian female patient who presented with vomiting associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia. She subsequently received ondansetron and metoclopramide, on the background of chronic treatment with fluoxetine. She then suffered an in-hospital monitored cardiac arrest, with features of long QT and torsades de pointes retrospectively noted on her prearrest electrocardiogram. She was diagnosed with acquired long QT syndrome, and her QT interval later normalized after removal of offending causes.

conclusionsThis case highlights the importance of proper consideration prior to prescribing QT prolonging medications, especially in patients who have other risk factors for prolonged QT, such as electrolyte disturbances and pretreatment with QT prolonging medications.

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Heart ArrestLong QT SyndromeElectrocardiographyElectrolytesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesVomitingElectrolytesAcquired long QT syndromeCase reportFluoxetineHypokalemiaHypomagnesemiaMetoclopramideOndansetronRenewal theoryTorsades de pointes

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PMCPMC8751273
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