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Evaluation of Prolonged QT Interval: Structural Heart Disease Mimicking Long QT Syndrome.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE - 1 Apr 2017
Weissler-Snir Adaya, Gollob Michael H, Chauhan Vijay, Care Melanie, Spears Danna A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In about 20-25% of patients with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) a causative pathogenic mutation is not found. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of alternative cardiac diagnoses among patients exhibiting prolongation of QT interval with negative genetic testing for LQTS genes. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 239 consecutive patients who were evaluated in the...
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