Abstract:We reported a 64-year-old woman was admitted to Emergency Department of dr.Soetomo hospital with fainting and previous chest discomfort, then we diagnosed this patient with Non ST Elevation Myocard Infarct, diabetes mellitus, hypertension stage II, and long QT syndrome (LQTS) with torsades de pointes episodes. There are two important tests to determine LQTS, electrocardiogram (ECG) and a genetic test. Two kinds of LQTS, congenital LQTS is caused by mutations in genes coding, and acquired LQTS often is associa… Show more
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