International Heart Journal
Online ISSN : 1349-3299
Print ISSN : 1349-2365
ISSN-L : 1349-2365
Case Reports
Mexiletine Suppressed Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia Triggered by Hemodialysis in an Old Patient with LQT2
Yu KangJiafu Wei
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2019 Volume 60 Issue 5 Pages 1189-1191

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The first onset of cardiac event of long QT syndrome (LQTS) was at young age and caused by emotional or physical triggers. We presented a 64-year-old woman who experienced recurrent ventricular arrhythmia after hemodialysis initiation because of end-stage renal disease. Persistent prolonged QTc interval and diagnosis of inherited LQT2 were missed at her first 3 years of hemodialysis. The patient was beta-blocker nonresponder for ventricular arrhythmias suppression and experienced multiple ICD discharge. We reported an inherited LQT2 case with uncommon clinical manifestations and the successful experience of mexiletine use in such a patient.

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