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Long-QT syndrome after age 40.
Circulation - 29 Apr 2008
Goldenberg Ilan, Moss Arthur J, Bradley James, Polonsky Slava, Peterson Derick R, McNitt Scott, Zareba Wojciech, Andrews Mark L, Robinson Jennifer L, Ackerman Michael J, Benhorin Jesaia, Kaufman Elizabeth S, Locati Emanuela H, Napolitano Carlo, Priori Silvia G, Qi Ming, Schwartz Peter J, Towbin Jeffrey A, Vincent G Michael, Zhang Li
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies that assessed the risk of life-threatening cardiac events in patients with congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) have focused mainly on the first 4 decades of life, whereas the clinical course of this inherited cardiac disorder in the older population has not been studied. METHODS AND RESULTS: The risk of aborted cardiac arrest or death from age 41 though 75 years was assessed in 2759...
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