[Present concepts of congenital long QT syndrome].

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The congenital long QT syndrome is characterised by the presence of syncopes due to torsades de pointe which may degenerate to ventricular fibrillation and cause sudden death. These syncopes occur in young subjects with electrocardiographic abnormalities and prolongation of the QT interval. Patients with the autosomally dominant transmitted Romano-Ward syndrome with normal audition are classically opposed to...

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