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The authors of a prospective study published in Heart (2011;97:914-17) measured levels of NTproBNP in patients with AF of unknown time of onset and subsequently looked at thrombus formation within the left atrium. Following near drowning, several of the children were not diagnosed with long QT syndr...

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Published inEmergency medicine journal : EMJ Vol. 28; no. 10; p. 912
Main Authors Binks, Simon, Wyatt, Jonathan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine 01.10.2011
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Bacterial infections
Blood clots
Children & youth
Emergency medical care
Health risk assessment
Hospitals
Long QT syndrome
Mortality
Nurses
Studies
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Summary:The authors of a prospective study published in Heart (2011;97:914-17) measured levels of NTproBNP in patients with AF of unknown time of onset and subsequently looked at thrombus formation within the left atrium. Following near drowning, several of the children were not diagnosed with long QT syndrome or were misdiagnosed as suffering from epilepsy, resulting in a delay in appropriate treatment with β-blockers, left cardiac sympathectomy or implantable defibrillator (Arch Dis Child 2011;96:704-7).
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DOI:10.1136/emermed-2011-200628