Molecular Diagnosis of the Inherited Long-QT Syndrome in a Woman Who Died after Near-Drowning

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Drowning accounts for more accidental deaths in children and adolescents than all other causes except motor vehicle accidents.1–3 Many of these fatalities are attributed to lack of supervision, trauma, alcohol or drug use, or seizures. However, an appreciable number of drownings have no satisfactory explanation. In these situations, cardiac arrhythmias, particularly those associated with the long-QT syndrome, may...

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