Long QT Syndrome and Perioperative Torsades de Pointes: What the Anesthesiologist Should Know

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jan;36(1):286-302. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.12.011. Epub 2020 Dec 13.

Authors

Naoko Niimi¹, Koichi Yuki², Katherine Zaleski²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: u705shin_xxposixx@yahoo.co.jp.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

PMID: 33495078
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.12.011

No abstract available

Keywords: Long QT syndrome; acquired QT prolongation; anesthesia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesiologists
Electrocardiography
Humans
Long QT Syndrome* / diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes* / diagnosis