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Clinical characteristics and genetic background of congenital long-QT syndrome diagnosed in fetal, neonatal, and infantile life: a nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Feb 2010
Horigome Hitoshi, Nagashima Masami, Sumitomo Naokata, Yoshinaga Masao, Ushinohama Hiroya, Iwamoto Mari, Shiono Junko, Ichihashi Koh, Hasegawa Satoshi, Yoshikawa Tadahiro, Matsunaga Tamotsu, Goto Hiroko, Waki Kenji, Arima Masaki, Takasugi Hisashi, Tanaka Yasuhiko, Tauchi Nobuo, Ikoma Masanobu, Inamura Noboru, Takahashi Hideto, Shimizu Wataru, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Data on the clinical presentation and genotype-phenotype correlation of patients with congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) diagnosed at perinatal through infantile period are limited. A nationwide survey was conducted to characterize how LQTS detected during those periods is different from that in childhood or adolescence. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using questionnaires, 58 cases were registered from 33...
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