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An asymptomatic 16-year-old boy was found to have a long QT interval on ECG when he was screened for cardiac disease by his GP. On referral to a cardiologist treatment with betablockers, life-style advice and family screening were immediately instituted. However, eventually a blood test was performed and he was discovered to have chronic renal failure with a low calcium, magnesium and a high urea and creatinine which was finally realised as the cause of his long QT. With renal dialysis his QT interval corrected and the ECG abnormality resolved but his renal failure was irreversible and he awaits transplant.
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Montanes, E., Till, J. (2016). A Child with a Long QT?. In: Magee, A., Till, J., Seale, A. (eds) Practical Pediatric Cardiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4183-9_10
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