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QT interval in children with sensory neural hearing loss.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE - 1 Apr 2002
El Habbal Magdi H, Mahoney C O
Abstract excerpt
Long QT syndrome was first described in children with congenital sensory neural hearing loss (SNHL). The deafness was attributed to abnormalities in potassium ion channels of the inner ear. Similar channels are present in the heart and its dysfunction causes long QT syndrome. Whether congenital SNHL is associated with prolonged QT is unknown. This study examined 52 patients (median age 8.35 years, range...
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