LOWN GANONG LEVINE SYNDROME

Course overview

LOWN-GANONG-LEVINE (LGL) PATTERN IS A RARE PRE-EXCITATION PATHWAY THAT MAY PRESENT ON EKG IN PATIENTS OF VARIOUS AGES. OCCASIONALLY, TACHYARRHYTHMIAS MAY DEVELOP THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESENCE OF A SUSPECTED BYPASS TRACT. A PATIENT TYPICALLY SEES SYMPTOMATIC IMPROVEMENT WITH MEDICAL MANAGEMENT UTILIZING ANTIARRHYTHMICS AND IF REFRACTORY, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF LGL PATTERN AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.