Mexiletine suppressed recurrent ventricular tachycardia triggered by hemodialysis in an old patient with LQT2

Abstract

The first onset of cardiac event of long QT syndrome (LQTS) was at young age and caused by emotional or physical triggers. We presented a 64-year-old woman who experienced recurrent ventricular arrhythmia after hemodialysis initiation because of end-stage renal disease. Persistent prolonged QTc interval and diagnosis of inherited LQT2 were missed at her first 3 years of hemodialysis. The patient was beta-blocker nonresponder for ventricular arrhythmias suppression and experienced multiple ICD discharge. We reported an inherited LQT2 case with uncommon clinical manifestations and the successful experience of mexiletine use in such a patient.