Am. Josephreynolds et al., PERIOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS IN A NEWLY DESCRIBED SUBTYPE OF CONGENITAL LONG QT SYNDROME, Paediatric anaesthesia, 7(3), 1997, pp. 237-241
An infant with a newly-described subtype of congenital long QT syndrom
e is presented, along with her perioperative management on three separ
ate occasions. During each anaesthetic characteristic arrhythmias occu
rred. The available literature and rational approaches to these high r
isk patients are reviewed.