Andersen syndrome, Andersen-Tawil syndrome
An autosomal dominant channelopathy in which abnormal potassium release by cardiac or somatic cells results in a triad of symptoms, including life-threatening ventricular irritability. Affected patients are prone to periodic paralysis, prolonged QT syndrome with cardiac dysrhythmias, and subtle facial findings, e.g., broad forehead with narrow maxilla or chin.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Andersen Syndrome, Andersen-Tawil Syndrome." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762433/0/Andersen_syndrome_Andersen_Tawil_syndrome.
Andersen syndrome, Andersen-Tawil syndrome. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762433/0/Andersen_syndrome_Andersen_Tawil_syndrome. Accessed January 5, 2025.
Andersen syndrome, Andersen-Tawil syndrome. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762433/0/Andersen_syndrome_Andersen_Tawil_syndrome
Andersen Syndrome, Andersen-Tawil Syndrome [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 05]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762433/0/Andersen_syndrome_Andersen_Tawil_syndrome.
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