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Role of congenital long-QT syndrome in unexplained sudden infant death: proposal for an electrocardiographic screening in relatives.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2009
Baruteau Alban-Elouen, Baruteau Julien, Joomye Ryad, Martins Raphael, Treguer Frédéric, Baruteau Remi, Daubert Jean-Claude, Mabo Philippe, Roussey Michel
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is a sporadic or familial inherited arrhythmia. It can lead to sudden death by ventricular fibrillation which occurs at any age but particularly during infancy. Recent studies of postmortem molecular analysis in infants who died of unexplained sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) showed abnormal mutations to LQTS in 10% to 12%. Current methods of etiologic...
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