Swimming-triggered aborted sudden cardiac death in a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome.

Abstract

In this report we describe the case of a 42-year-old woman who experienced an episode of near drowning during recreational swimming. A diagnosis of Andersen-Tawil syndrome was made based on the patient's dysmorphic features, characteristic T-U-wave patterns and ventricular arrhythmias. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a swimming-triggered cardiac event in a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome.

• Authors: Michalis Efremidis, Loukas K Pappas, Antonios Sideris, Konstantinos P Letsas, Gerasimos D Gavrielatos, Fotios Kardaras
• Journal: International journal of cardiology (Int J Cardiol) Vol. 112 Issue 2 Pg. e45-7 (Sep 20 2006) ISSN: 1874-1754 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 16859779 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)

Chemical References

• KCNE2 protein, human
• Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
• Water

Topics

• Adult
• Death, Sudden, Cardiac
• Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
• Female
• Humans
• Immersion
• Near Drowning (etiology)
• Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated (genetics)
• Swimming
• Syndrome
• Tachycardia, Ventricular
• Water