Article
[QT syndrome: new diagnostic possibilities].
Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie - 1 Jul 1998
Lewalter T, Englisch S, Jahr S, Schumacher B, Jung W, Hesch R D, Lüderitz B
Abstract excerpt
Electrocardiographic and clinical characteristics are currently used as diagnostic criteria for the long QT-syndrome. In borderline electrocardiographic findings associated with unclear syncope, it is often difficult to ensure or exclude long QT-syndrome. Schwartz and coworkers therefore created...
Topics
- Chromosome Mapping
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Electrocardiography
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Long QT Syndrome
- Risk Factors