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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 23:2020:8889769.
doi: 10.1155/2020/8889769. eCollection 2020.

Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance

Bashar Khiatah  1 , Jonathan Dukes  2 , Christina Desai  3 , Amanda Frugoli  4
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Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance

Bashar Khiatah et al. Case Rep Cardiol. .

Abstract

This report describes a case of an electrical storm of Torsades De Pointes in a structurally normal heart, following an H1N1 infection in the presence of a genetic variant of unknown significance. The patient was successfully treated with isoproterenol. This case highlights the dilemma of evaluating novel genetic testing results in a clinical setting.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Sinus rhythm with first-degree AV block, left bundle branch block pattern, and delayed QRS transition zone. QTc interval was not prolonged when corrected to the left bundle branch block (LBBB).
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Torsades De Pointes, first episode in the hospital. (b) Setting the ICD at 100 beats per minute. (c) Torsade De Pointes after the replacement of ICD. (d) Dual AV-paced normal ECG by discharge time.
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