Key result
Postoperative cardiac arrest reveals congenital LQTS in a young female with a favorable outcome.
Why the study?
Cardiac arrest management requires identification of potential triggers such as congenital long QT syndrome to guide treatment.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of identifying underlying causes such as congenital long QT syndrome in patients presenting with unexpected cardiac arrest.
May support genetic evaluation after unexplained cardiac arrest; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation before changing practice.
Cardiac arrest is a true medical emergency and clinicians should base the management on American Heart Association advanced cardiac life support algorithm. The potential triggers of cardiac arrest should be sought. We present a case of a 27-year-old female who developed cardiac arrest and was later found to have congenital long QT syndrome. The patient's outcome was favorable. Discussion of the key management options will be discussed in the text.
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Voore et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Cardiac arrest and congenital long QT syndrome (n=1). Congenital long QT syndrome was evaluated on Patient outcome. A 27-year-old female who developed cardiac arrest after elective surgery was found to have congenital long QT syndrome and had a favorable outcome.
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