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  • Title: Torsade de pointes in a child with acute rheumatic fever.
    Author: Liberman L, Hordof AJ, Alfayyadh M, Salafia CM, Pass RH.
    Journal: J Pediatr; 2001 Feb; 138(2):280-2. PubMed ID: 11174632.
    Abstract:
    Ventricular arrhythmias are uncommon in acute rheumatic carditis. We report the case of a child who presented with rheumatic carditis, prolonged corrected QT interval, and torsade de pointes. The episodes of torsade were controlled with beta-blockade and cardiac pacing. The child subsequently died as a result of brain injury; the autopsy revealed classic findings of acute rheumatic carditis.
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