The use of oral labetalol in the treatment of arrhythmias associated with the long QT syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 7-year-old white boy with the long QT syndrome began to experience recurrent syncope associated with torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia in spite of beta-blocker therapy. The patient was therefore given a combined alpha- and beta-blocking agent (labetalol) with complete suppression of the syncopal episodes. This suggests a role for combined alpha- and beta-blocking agents in the therapy of arrhythmias associated with the long QT syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Labetalol
- Long QT Syndrome
- Torsades de Pointes