Inducible polymorphous ventricular tachycardia following Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries

Daniel Scagliotti; Boris Strasberg; C. Elise Duffy; Elizabeth A. Fisher; Robert Bauernfeind

doi:10.1007/BF02306747

Inducible polymorphous ventricular tachycardia following Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries

Daniel Scagliotti^*, Boris Strasberg, C. Elise Duffy, Elizabeth A. Fisher, Robert Bauernfeind

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Abstract

A 22-year-old woman with chronic atrial tachycardia following Mustard's operation for transposition of the great arteries presented with dizziness and ventricular tachycardia documented with dynamic 24-h electrocardiogram. During intracardiac electrophysiology study, programmed ventricular extrastimulation induced polymorphous ventricular tachycardia (torsades de pointes). This was prevented by intravenous administration of procainamide. We postulate that polymorphous ventricular tachycardia is a possible cause of death in patients with Mustard's operation. Postoperative electrophysiologic study may define those patients at risk to develop this potentially fatal arrhythmia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	39-43
Number of pages	5
Journal	Pediatric cardiology
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02306747
State	Published - Jan 1984

Keywords

Mustard's operation
Polymorphous ventricular tachycardia
Transposition of the great arteries

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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