Electronic pages: case report
Long
term follow up of long QT syndrome treated by overdrive pacing
B Campanelli, J-M Chaudron
Centre Hospitalier
de Jolimont-Lobbes, 7100 La Louvière, Belgium
Correspondence to: Dr Campanelli Bcampanelli{at}belcast.be
Accepted 25 July
2001
Long term follow up of a patient with idiopathic long QT
syndrome is described. A 5 year old girl was admitted with attacks of
unconsciousness. Epilepsy was diagnosed and the patient was treated
with anticonvulsants. During other episodes, ECG study showed torsades
de pointes. The patient was treated with 
blockers, stellectomy
without success, and later with overdrive pacing. The young woman is
now 43 years old and in good health. It is suggested that early
overdrive pacing be implanted in young people with symptomatic long QT syndrome.
Keywords: long QT syndrome;
blockers;
pacemaker;
long term
survival
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