Long QT interval syndrome is a cardiac disorder associated with fatal ventricular arrhythmias
(torsade de pointes and ventricular fibrillation). Timely diagnosis and adequate treatment …

Abstract Congenital Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is a potentially lethal cardiac channelopathy
characterized by prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval on the surface …

Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a recently described familial arrhythmogenic disorder related
to an accelerated repolarisation time. Patients with short QT syndrome present with a wide …

Once considered an extremely rare yet lethal arrhythmogenic peculiarity, congenital long QT
syndrome (LQTS) is understood today as a primary cardiac arrhythmia syndrome (“cardiac …

The short and long QT syndromes are inherited diseases associated with an increased risk
for life-threatening arrhythmias. The first case of long QT syndrome (LQTS) was reported …

The long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a genetically transmitted cardiac arrhythmia due to ion
channel protein abnormalities, which affects the transport of potassium and sodium ions …

The congenital Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a primary electrophysiologic disorder of the
heart caused by mutations of genes which encode three different cardiac ion channels. The …

Background Short QT syndrome is a rare, inherited channelopathy associated with sudden
cardiac arrest (SCA) but the characteristics and prognosis of short QT interval (SQTI) in …

Background Long QT syndrome (LQT) is characterized by prolongation of the QT interval,
causing torsade de pointes and sudden cardiac death. The LQT is a disorder of cardiac …

Long QT syndrome type 1 (LQT1) is a subtype of a congenital cardiac syndrome caused by
mutation in the KCNQ1 gene, which encodes the α-subunit of the slow component of …