Cardiac arrhythmias due to severe hypokalemia in a patient with classic Bartter disease
Abstract We report a young girl with classic Bartter disease (type III) with severe hypokalemia (2.0 mmol/l) who developed a prolonged heart rate-corrected QT interval of 510 ms (upper reference 430 ms) and ST segment depression in all leads. Holter electrocardiography was performed (with a plasma potassium level of 2.0 mmol/l) and it disclosed a stable sinus rhythm, a [...]
Tags: Cardiac arrhythmias, Classic Bartter disease, Holter monitoring, Hypokalemia, QT interval