PMID: 9654946Jul 9, 1998Paper

The long QT syndrome

Pediatrics in Review
M J Ackerman

Abstract

The LQTS is no longer the rare "zebra" whose purpose is to ensure that trainees recall that deafness and sudden cardiac death may be related (Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome). Over the past 10 to 20 years, the number of cases of inherited LQTS (Romano-Ward syndrome) has increased dramatically. It is doubtful that this reflects a true increase in incidence of disease due to a greater rate of sporadic gene mutations occurring in the heart or because of a rising incidence of consanguinity. Rather, the "incidence" of LQTS has risen because of the emerging awareness of and respect for this electrical malady in the heart. Understanding the principal elements of the LQTS, knowing the types of presentations, and being able to identify its presence electrocardiographically will allow the astute physician to expose this silent killer.

Citations

May 10, 2011·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology·P AroraA Chaudhury
Aug 4, 2011·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·Michael J AckermanUNKNOWN European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)
Apr 27, 2005·Archives of Disease in Childhood·J R Skinner
Feb 24, 2006·Journal of Pharmacological Sciences·Hiroyuki SasakiKeiji Yamamoto
May 25, 2006·Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners·Monica M FarnsworthMichael J Ackerman
Jul 12, 2001·Prehospital Emergency Care : Official Journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors·R A Jones, R A Swor
Sep 27, 2003·Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology : the Official Journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc·Li NingMing Qi
Mar 6, 2018·Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology : the Official Journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc·Valentina KutyifaArthur J Moss
Jul 13, 2002·Drug Safety : an International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Drug Experience·Cüneyt Güzey, Olav Spigset
Feb 18, 2005·Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing·Carol J Fahje
Sep 26, 2002·Pediatric Clinics of North America·Eugene F Luckstead

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Arrhythmia

Arrhythmias are abnormalities in heart rhythms, which can be either too fast or too slow. They can result from abnormalities of the initiation of an impulse or impulse conduction or a combination of both. Here is the latest research on arrhythmias.