Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is the prototypic cardiac ... If the physician considers LQTS in the differential diagnosis, then the work-up includes an electrocardiogram to look at the QT interval ...

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is potentially lethal if left untreated. Accurate diagnosis is, therefore, vital. Patients with LQTS have impaired adaptation of the QT interval in response to changes in ...

Prolonged QT syndrome (a.k.a. Long QT Syndrome) consists of multiple different variations including long QT type 1-12, Romano-Ward syndrome and Jervell-Lange-Nielsen syndrome. A prolonged QT ...

An eight-year-old boy with an undiagnosed medical condition had to be resuscitated after he suffered a heart attack and ...

mayo.edu Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) affects an estimated 1 in 2500 people ... This review discusses the components of accurate QTc measurement and diagnosis, re-examines what is known about ...

Despite living with a life-threatening heart condition, 17-year-old Dominique Caradine refuses to be defined by his diagnosis ...

Romano-Ward syndrome is a genetic condition associated with a prolonged QT interval on the ECG. Unlike Jervell-Lange-Nielsen, there is no congenital hearing loss present in Romano-Ward syndrome.

At least 4-5 million people across the world are affected by Sudden Adult Arrhythmic Death Syndrome every year. It describes when someone’s heart stops beating suddenly, mostly without any clear cause ...

Risk of QT prolongation: electrolyte disturbances (eg, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia), underlying cardiac abnormalities, hypothyroidism, familial long QT-syndrome, concomitant drugs known to prolong ...