Congenital long QT syndrome in children
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Congenital long QT syndrome
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary cardiac disease characterized by a prolongation of the QT interval at basal ECG and by a high risk of life-threatening arrhythmias. Disease prevalence is estimated at close to 1 in 2,500 live births. The two cardinal manifestations of LQTS are syncopal episodes, that may lead to cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death, and electrocardiographic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicinski podmladak
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0369-1527
DOI: 10.5937/medpodm1602056c