Long QT Syndrome: A Case Study

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The paper presents a case study involving a 32 year-old mother of two children diagnosed with long QT syndrome. The paper explains that long QT syndrome is a congenital condition that can result in sudden arrhythmia death syndrome (SADS), where sudden death occurs as a result of cardiac arrest. The paper illustrates the educational techniques that are effective for family members of those diagnosed with long QT syndrome. The paper then focuses on strategies for grief management that involve guided imagery and visualization techniques.

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Case Study
Long QT Syndrome
Interventions Concerning Loss and Grief

From the Paper:

"Long QT syndrome is a congenital that can result in sudden arrhythmia death syndrome (SADS), where sudden death occurs as a result of cardiac arrest. Although rare, deaths from SADS, including those attributed to long QT syndrome, are not accompanied with any anatomic abnormality, which can make prediction and prevention very difficult (Meyer, Mehdirad, Salem, Kulikowska, Kulikowski, & Jamry, 2003). Long QT syndrome is characterized by arrhythmias that are associated with prolongation of the electrocardiographic QT interval, and it is also associated with hereditary genetic defects that affect the cardiac ion channels."

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• Meyer, J.S., Mehdirad, A., Salem, B.I., Kulikowska, A., Kulikowski, P., Jamry, W.A. (2003). Sudden arrhythmia death syndrome: importance of the long QT syndrome. American Family Physician, August.

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