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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
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Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2002 The Long QT syndrome (LQTS) can be inherited or acquired and is of particular interest and concern at present. Patients with LQTS are predisposed to the ventricular tachyarrhythmia torsade de pointes (TdP) which causes syncope and sudden death. Inherited
G. Michael Vincent
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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2011 In a First Nation community located northeast of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, a 38-year-old woman required resuscitation from an apparent cardiac arrest that had occurred while she was coaching at a competitive sports event. She had a history of syncope and palpitations.
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Circulation, 2014 A 34-year-old female who is 4 months postpartum presents after a nocturnal seizure. She was awakened at night by an alarm clock to feed her baby, spoke briefly with her husband, and suddenly lost consciousness, appearing to have epileptic-type movements before spontaneously recovering.
Dominic J, Abrams, Calum A, Macrae
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Current Problems in Cardiology, 2008 The hereditary Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a genetic channelopathy with variable penetrance that is associated with increased propensity for polymorphic ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in young individuals with normal cardiac morphology.
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Europace, 2001 The Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited arrhythmogenic disease occurring in the structurally normal heart that may cause sudden death and that usually manifests in children and teen-agers (1). The prevalence of this disorder is still undefined, however it is estimated to be between 1:10000–1:5000.
Priori, SG, Bloise, R, Crotti, L
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QT peak prolongation predicts cardiac death following stroke [PDF]
, 2015 Cardiac death has been linked in many populations to prolongation of the QT interval (QTe). However, basic science research suggested that the best estimate of the time point when repolarisation begins is near the T-wave peak.
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Majalah Kardiologi Indonesia, 2013 A 54 years old cattle-farm owner was found un-conscious by his daughter at his living room. After she repeatedly shook his body, he regained consciousness without any impairment.
Januar Wibawa Martha
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Prevalencia de patrones electrocardiográficos asociados a muerte súbita en la población española de 40 años o más. Resultados del estudio OFRECE [PDF]
, 2017 [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Some electrocardiographic patterns are associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular arrhythmias. There is no information on the prevalence of these patterns in the general population
Alonso Martín, Joaquín Jesús +11 more
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