12:30 – 1:00 PM EST, Wednesday, May 11
Case Conference: Torsades de Pointes in a patient with COVID-19: Recognizing Risk Factors and Ramifications
Presenter: Angela Landerholm MD, Fellow in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Discussant: Margo Funk MD, MA, FACLP, Vice Chair for Education and Residency Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: David Fipps, DO, Senior Associate Consultant in CL, Transplant, and Bariatric Surgery Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Description: In this case presentation of a young woman with Torsades de Pointes and COVID-19 myocarditis we will discuss the approach to risk stratification and mitigation when prescribing psychotropic medications known to cause QTc prolongation in a patient with severe medical illness. We will review the impacts of COVID-19 and its treatment on the heart, on the QT-interval, and special pharmacologic considerations. Finally, we will discuss a trauma-informed approach to caring for a patient who has experienced aborted sudden death.
There is no cost, nor CME credit.