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Case Reports
. 2008 Feb;167(2):233-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00431-007-0438-7. Epub 2007 May 8.

Hypocalcaemia mimicking long QT syndrome: case report

Jasveer S Mangat  1 , Jan Till, Nicola Bridges
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Hypocalcaemia mimicking long QT syndrome: case report

Jasveer S Mangat et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

We describe a teenage girl who presented with syncope on exertion and prolonged QT on electrocardiogram (ECG). She was found to be hypocalcaemic due to hypoparathyroidism. Following oral calcium and vitamin D supplementation, there were no further episodes of syncope with normalization of the QT segment. This case highlights the need to consider all causes of a long QT segment.

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