A 16 year-old asymptomatic male was diagnosed with long QT syndrome (LQTS) at age 7
due to family history and an abnormal electrocardiogram. Genetic testing confirmed the …

Background: The long‐QT syndromes (LQTS) are inherited electrical cardiomyopathies
characterized by prolonged ventricular repolarization and ventricular arrhythmias. Several …

Since the early description of its phenotypes, 1–3 congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) has
been recognized as a disease entity showing prolonged QT intervals on electrocardiogram …

Although most long QT syndromes (LQTSs) are associated with ion channel gene mutations,
the phenotype of the disease cannot be completely explained by what happens in the heart …

Hereditary long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a congenital disorder characterized by a
prolongation of the QT interval detectable on the standard 12-leads ECG. The natural history …

The long QT syndromes (LQTS) were the first genetically defined arrhythmia-prone
phenotype, and they still have much to teach arrhythmia doctors. At one time, patients with …

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited cardiac disease characterized by a
prolonged QT interval and ventricular arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation or …

A 6-year-old female with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) presented to the hospital with
recurrent syncope. She had frequent episodes of Torsade de pointes (TdP) that occurred at …

Since it was first reported 50 years ago, the long QT syndrome (LQTS) is now recognized as
a genetic disease caused by mutations of ion channel genes encoding a cardiac channel …

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare arrhythmogenic condition characterized by abnormally
long QT intervals on an electrocardiogram. The prevalence varies between 1 in 3000 and 1 …