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Arrhythmia phenotype during fetal life suggests long-QT syndrome genotype: risk stratification of perinatal long-QT syndrome.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Oct 2013
Cuneo Bettina F, Etheridge Susan P, Horigome Hitoshi, Sallee Denver, Moon-Grady Anita, Weng Hsin-Yi, Ackerman Michael J, Benson D Woodrow
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fetal arrhythmias characteristic of long QT syndrome (LQTS) include torsades de pointes (TdP) and/or 2° atrioventricular block, but sinus bradycardia, defined as fetal heart rate<3% for gestational age, is most common. We hypothesized that prenatal rhythm phenotype might predict LQTS genotype and facilitate improved risk stratification and management. METHOD AND RESULTS: Records of subjects exhibiting...
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