Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Postpartum Period Due to Long QT Syndrome and Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Daniel R Patterson; Jonathan A Pan; Nisha Hosadurg; Mohamed Morsy

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101882

Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Postpartum Period Due to Long QT Syndrome and Dilated Cardiomyopathy

JACC Case Rep. 2023 May 16:16:101882. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101882. eCollection 2023 Jun 21.

Authors

Daniel R Patterson¹, Jonathan A Pan¹, Nisha Hosadurg¹, Mohamed Morsy¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

Abstract

We describe the case of a previously healthy patient presenting with sudden cardiac arrest in the postpartum period as a result of concomitant congenital type 1 long QT syndrome and BAG3 dilated cardiomyopathy. This case highlights the increased rate of cardiac events for patients with long QT syndrome in the postpartum period. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: BAG3; KCNQ1; arrhythmia; cardiac arrest; congenital; dilated cardiomyopathy; long QT syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

T32 EB003841/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States