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Pueraria mirifica, an estrogenic tropical herb, unveiled the severity of Type 1 LQTS caused by KCNQ1‐T587M
- Source :
- Journal of Arrhythmia, Journal of Arrhythmia, Vol 37, Iss 4, Pp 1114-1116 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2021.
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Abstract
- After taking an estrogen-containing supplement derived from a tropical plant Pueraria mirifica, a 24-year-old woman presented marked QT prolongation and repetitive torsade de pointes. The patient was found to carry a heterozygous KCNQ1-T587M mutation. This is the first report on Pueraria mirifica-related acquired long QT syndrome.
- Subjects :
- Acquired long QT syndrome
Pueraria
food.ingredient
biology
business.industry
Physiology
congenital long QT syndrome
acquired long QT syndrome
biology.organism_classification
QT interval
Congenital long QT syndrome
food
drug-induced long QT syndrome
Cardiac Arrhythmia Spot Light
Herb
RC666-701
Mutation (genetic algorithm)
Medicine
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
drug‐induced long QT syndrome
genetics
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Pueraria mirifica
estrogens
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18832148 and 18804276
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Arrhythmia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....80b5b0aa8bb6233bfd648d4367dcdfe3