Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is a potentially lethal disease characterized by adrenergically mediated ventricular arrhythmias manifested especially in children and teenagers.
Background A 25-year-old woman experienced three episodes of syncope over the course of 2 years. The attacks all occurred just after she had sat down, and two were accompanied by convulsions. She had ...
A 25-year-old woman presented to her local hospital following her third episode of syncope in 2 years. All three episodes occurred when she sat down -- the first on a train; the second and third after ...