Congenital Long QT Syndrome Unmasked by COVID-19 Infection Presenting as Ventricular Tachycardia Storm

COVID-19 can unmask latent LQTS and trigger ventricular tachycardia storm, even in midlife. QT monitoring, genetic testing, and guideline-based therapy are essential.

Authors

Yukio Hiroi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5088-7656)
Shuji Kubota
Hisao Hara
Mizuki Wada
Hiroyuki Aoki
Yoshinari Enomoto
Norihiro Kato

Institutions

National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)

Publication Details

Journal: JACC Case Reports
Published: 2026-01-12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106667
Primary Topic: Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Type: article
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Congenital Long QT Syndrome Unmasked by COVID-19 Infection Presenting as Ventricular Tachycardia Storm

Yukio Hiroi, Shuji Kubota, Hisao Hara, Mizuki Wada et al.

Jan 12, 2026

JACC Case Reports

Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

article

Congenital Long QT Syndrome Unmasked by COVID-19 Infection Presenting as Ventricular Tachycardia Storm

Yukio Hiroi, Shuji Kubota, Hisao Hara, Mizuki Wada, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yoshinari Enomoto, Norihiro Kato

January 12, 2026article en

Abstract

COVID-19 can unmask latent LQTS and trigger ventricular tachycardia storm, even in midlife. QT monitoring, genetic testing, and guideline-based therapy are essential.

JACC Case ReportsVol. 31(8)

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Congenital Long QT Syndrome Unmasked by COVID-19 Infection Presenting as Ventricular Tachycardia Storm — Yukio Hiroi, Shuji Kubota, et al. · JACC Case Reports (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS