Article
Non-sustained microvolt level T-wave alternans in congenital long QT syndrome types 1 and 2.
Journal of electrocardiology - 1 Jan 2000
Kannampuzha Jovil A, Sengodan Prasanna, Avula Sravani, White Bartholomew, Ganocy Stephen J, Leo Peter J, Kaufman Elizabeth S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS) are predisposed to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) during adrenergic stimulation. Microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) is linked to vulnerability to VT in structural heart disease. The prevalence of non-sustained MTWA (NS-MTWA) in LQTS is unknown. METHODS: 31 LQT1, 42 LQT2, and 80 controls underwent MTWA testing during exercise. MTWA tests were classified...
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