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Clinical and genetical aspects of the long QT syndrome.
Herz - 1 Apr 1994
Wollnik B, Guicheney P
Abstract excerpt
The idiopathic long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a congenital disorder characterized by a prolongation of the QT interval and by the occurrence of stress-induced syncope or cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Such lethal events may be prevented by quite effective pharmacological or surgical antiadrenergic therapies. Two pathophysiological hypotheses have been considered: 1. A "sympathetic imbalance"...
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