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Case Reports
. 2007 May;17(5):492-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02160.x.

A life-threatening complication of the arterial tourniquet in Timothy syndrome

David Yates  1 , Alan Yates, Thomas Collyer
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A life-threatening complication of the arterial tourniquet in Timothy syndrome

David Yates et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2007 May.

Abstract

An infant with Timothy syndrome, a congenital syndrome resulting in a long QT interval and high risk of death in childhood, is presented along with his perioperative management. Characteristic life-threatening arrhythmias thought to be caused by excess sympathetic stimulation secondary to an arterial tourniquet are described.

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