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Congenital long QT syndrome [PDF]

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2008
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
Celano Giuseppe, Crotti Lia, Dagradi Federica, Schwartz Peter J   +3 more
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Congenital Long QT Syndrome: a Systematic Review [PDF]

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2021
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a disorder of myocardial repolarization defined by a prolonged QT interval on electrocardiogram (ECG) that can cause ventricular arrhythmias and lead to sudden cardiac death.
Edvard Galić, Petar Bešlić, Paula Kilić, Zrinka Planinić, Ante Pašalić, Iva Galić, Vlado-Vlaho Ćubela, Petar Pekić   +7 more
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Congenital long QT syndrome: The masquerader [PDF]

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022
Bincy V Thomas, Isaac Babu, Sachin George, Anu Janardhanan   +3 more
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QT Adaptation and Intrinsic QT Variability in Congenital Long QT Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2015
Background Increased variability of QT interval (QTV) has been linked to arrhythmias in animal experiments and multiple clinical situations. Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS), a pure repolarization disease, may provide important information on the ...
Srikanth Seethala, Prabhpreet Singh, Vladimir Shusterman, Margareth Ribe, Kristina H. Haugaa, Jan Němec   +5 more
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Management of patient with acute lymphocytic myocarditis and congenital long QT syndrome presenting with electrical storm and incessant Torsade de Pointes: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background This case highlights the management of concomitant acute myocarditis and congenital long QT syndrome with electrical storm and incessant Torsade de Pointes.
Giky Karwiky, Raymond Pranata, Alberta Claudia Undarsa, Mohamad Iqbal, Hawani Sasmaya Prameswari, Mohammad Rizki Akbar   +5 more
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Congenital Long QT Syndrome, Coinciding With Cavitary Mycobacterium avium Lung Infection, Led to Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
Congenital long QT syndrome is a cardiac disorder leading to arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. We present a case of a 55-year-old woman with altered mental status experiencing cardiac arrest caused by congenital long QT syndrome, coincidentally found
Muhammad Ghallab, MD, Nazaakat Ahmed, MD, Zakaria Alagha, MD, Daniel Miller, MD, Nso Nso, MD, Most Sirajum Munira, MD   +5 more
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GENETIC ASPECTS OF CONGENITAL LONG QT SYNDROME

Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2015
The main symptoms and clinical types of long QT syndrome are described. Molecular genetic diagnostics and updated approaches to the management of patients with long QT syndrome arepresented.
A. A. Chernova, S. Yu. Nikulina, A. V. Gul'bis   +2 more
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Genetic variant annotation scores in congenital long QT syndrome [PDF]

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, 2023
Background Congenital Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary arrhythmic disorder. We aimed to assess the performance of current genetic variant annotation scores among LQTS patients and their predictive impact.
Arwa Younis, Christopher Bodurian, Dan E. Arking, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Chadi Tabaja, Wojciech Zareba, Scott McNitt, Mehmet K. Aktas, Bronislava Polonsky, Coeli M. Lopes, Nona Sotoodehnia, Peter J. Kudenchuk, Ilan Goldenberg   +12 more
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“Better Late Than Never”—Late‐Onset Genotype‐Negative Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Case Report and Review [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a genetic disorder causing prolonged QT intervals and an increased risk of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. With 25% of cases lacking known genetic mutations, diagnosis and treatment can be challenging.
Clement Tan, Vaikunthan Thanabalasingam, Chaminda Sella Kapu, Zhihua Zhang   +3 more
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Drug-Induced QT Prolongation as a Result of an Escitalopram Overdose in a Patient with Previously Undiagnosed Congenital Long QT Syndrome [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine, 2014
We present a case of drug-induced QT prolongation caused by an escitalopram overdose in a patient with previously undiagnosed congenital LQTS. A 15-year-old Caucasian female presented following a suicide attempt via an escitalopram overdose.
Paul Singh, J. Martin Maldonado-Duran
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