Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mounika Reddy Vadiyala, M.B.B.S.[2]

Synonyms and keywords: CPVT, catecholaminergic polymorphic VT, bidirectional ventricular tachycardia induced by catecholamines, bidirectional VT, catecholamine-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, catecholamine induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, familial polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, FPVT, polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, polymorphic VT induced by catecholamines.

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Case #1

• Ventricular tachycardia
• Ventricular fibrillation
• Long QT syndrome
• Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia