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Andersen-Tawil syndrome: report of 3 novel mutations and high risk of symptomatic cardiac involvement. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
IntroductionAndersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is a potassium channelopathy affecting cardiac and skeletal muscle. Periodic paralysis is a presenting symptom in some patients, whereas, in others, symptomatic arrhythmias or prolongation of QT in ...
Bieganowska, Katarzyna   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Prevalence of Long QT Syndrome in Children with Congenital Sensory-Neural Deafness

open access: yesJournal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background & objectives: Long QT syndrome (LQTS), congenital or acquired disorder, is characterized by a prolonged QT interval associated with syncope attacks and sudden death.
Ahmad Jamei Khosroshahi   +4 more
doaj  

Comparative Characteristics of Beta-Blockers in Patients with Congenital Long QT Syndrome

open access: yesРациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2021
Congenital long QT syndrome is a pathology that requires special attention and knowledge about the safety and effectiveness of various medications.
A. Yu. Proshlyakov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

QT Adaptation and Intrinsic QT Variability in Congenital Long QT Syndrome

open access: yesJournal 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital long QT syndrome in children [PDF]

open access: yesMedicinski Podmladak, 2016
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac repolarization disorder characterized by prolonged QT interval on the electrocardiogram (ECG) and increased propensity to ventricular tachyarrhythmias and cardiac events.
Cerović Ivana, Košutić Jovan
doaj   +1 more source

Restricting excessive cardiac action potential and QT prolongation: a vital role for IKs in human ventricular muscle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background - Although pharmacological block of the slow, delayed rectifier potassium current (I-Ks) by chromanol 293B, L-735,821, or HMR-1556 produces little effect on action potential duration (APD) in isolated rabbit and dog ventricular myocytes, the ...
Biliczki, Péter   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Selective acquired long QT syndrome (saLQTS) upon risperidone treatment

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2012
Background Numerous structurally unrelated drugs, including antipsychotics, can prolong QT interval and trigger the acquired long QT syndrome (aLQTS). All of them are thought to act at the level of KCNH2, a subunit of the potassium channel.
Lazarczyk Maciej   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abnormal ECG Findings in Athletes: Clinical Evaluation and Considerations. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation with electrocardiography is normal practice for most sporting bodies. Awareness about sudden cardiac death in athletes and recognizing how screening can help identify vulnerable athletes have
A Biffi   +83 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of a KCNH2 missense variant on Long QT syndrome: insights into a novel gender-selective, incomplete penetrance inheritance mode

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics
BackgroundLong QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited malignant arrhythmia syndrome that poses a risk of sudden death. Variants in the Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily H Member 2 (KCNH2) gene are known to cause Long QT syndrome through an autosomal ...
Peng Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vomiting, electrolyte disturbance, and medications; the perfect storm for acquired long QT syndrome and cardiac arrest: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Acquired long QT syndrome is an important and preventable cause of cardiac arrest. Certain medications and electrolyte disturbance are common contributors, and often coexist. In this case, we report five contributors to cardiac arrest.
K. D. Tiver   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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