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School-based routine screenings of electrocardiograms for the diagnosis of long QT syndrome.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology - 13 Oct 2022
Fukuyama Megumi, Horie Minoru, Aoki Hisaaki, Ozawa Junichi, Kato Koichi, Sawayama Yuichi, Tanaka-Mizuno Sachiko, Makiyama Takeru, Yoshinaga Masao, Nakagawa Yoshihisa, Ohno Seiko
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: School-based routine screenings of electrocardiograms (ECGs) have been performed upon admission to primary school (PS), junior high school (JHS), and high school (HS) in Japan. Though ECGs with prolonged QT intervals are occasionally found, the role of regular ECG screening tests in identifying long QT syndrome (LQTS) remains to be determined. We investigated the usefulness of the ECG screenings by...
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