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Acquired long QT syndrome and torsade de pointes.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE - 1 Apr 2018
El-Sherif Nabil, Turitto Gioia, Boutjdir Mohamed
Abstract excerpt
Since its initial description by Jervell and Lange-Nielsen in 1957, the congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) has been the most investigated cardiac ion channelopathy. Although congenital LQTS continues to remain the domain of cardiologists, cardiac electrophysiologists, and specialized centers, the by far more frequent acquired drug-induced LQTS is the domain of all physicians and other members of the health care...
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