Article
[Hereditary long QT syndrome].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 8 Jun 1998
Lund B, Hansen P S, Benn M, Pedersen A K
Abstract excerpt
The Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary disease, characterized by a prolonged QT-interval on the electrocardiogram and a high risk of syncope and sudden death due to ventricular arrhythmias. LQTS must be suspected in apparently healthy children and young people with syncope after emotional or...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Chromosome Mapping
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Humans
- Long QT Syndrome
- Male
- Mutation
- Prognosis