Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Violeta Mikštienė

Publications

• Case Report
  Genetic Disease Modifying Future Career: A Case Report of Long QT Syndrome
  Author(s): Dovilė Jančauskaitė, Akvilė Šmigelskaitė, Violeta Mikštienė, Jūratė Barysienė, Agnė Tunold, Germanas Marinskis and Audrius AidietisDovilė Jančauskaitė, Akvilė Šmigelskaitė, Violeta Mikštienė, Jūratė Barysienė, Agnė Tunold, Germanas Marinskis and Audrius Aidietis
  
  Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare congenital and inherited or acquired heart condition in which delayed repolarization of the heart following a heartbeat increases the risk of episodes of torsades de pointes. These episodes may lead to fainting and sudden death due to ventricular fibrillation. Long QT syndrome is a channelopathy, characterized by the disorder of ion channels, which results in a prolongation of QT interval and ventricular arrhythmias. Clinical manifestation of long QT syndrome varies from asymptomatic to life threatening arrhythmias. The first sign of the disease may be sudden cardiac death. Episodes may be provoked by various stimuli, depending on the subtype of the condition. Therefore, once the syndrome is diagnosed, prevention of adverse events should be started that could often change the lifestyle and sometimes future career. We present a case of an asy.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001081

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