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Third trimester fetal heart rate predicts phenotype and mutation burden in the type 1 long QT syndrome.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Aug 2015
Winbo Annika, Fosdal Inger, Lindh Maria, Diamant Ulla-Britt, Persson Johan, Wettrell Göran, Rydberg Annika
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BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and risk stratification is of clinical importance in the long QT syndrome (LQTS), however, little genotype-specific data are available regarding fetal LQTS. We investigate third trimester fetal heart rate, routinely recorded within public maternal health care, as a possible marker for LQT1 genotype and phenotype. METHODS AND RESULTS: This retrospective study includes 184 fetuses from 2...
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