Long QT-syndrome (LQTS) is a genetic cardiac channelopathy characterised by a
prolonged QT interval on a surface electrocardiogram (ECG), syncope, T-wave …

Patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS) frequently experience syncope during exercise, and
sudden cardiac death can occur at that time in some patients. Beta-blocking agents are …

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is the most common and most well established genetic
arrhythmia syndrome/primary electrical disease, caused by pathogenic disease–causative …

Management of inherited channelopathies has benefited a great deal from advances in our
understanding of the pathophysiological basis of associated arrhythmogenesis. The …

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a primary arrhythmia disorder characterized by pro-longation
of the QT interval and associated T-wave abnormalities. 1 Patients can present with …

Background Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a common inherited arrhythmia syndrome that
predisposes patients to sudden death. There are known gender and racial differences in the …

Opinion statement The clinical phenotype of the long QT syndrome (LQTS) is quite variable,
with the frequency and type of life-threatening arrhythmias influenced by the specific …

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is linked to mutations in the ion channels, which can lead to
disturbances in ventricular repolarization [1]. This condition puts patients at risk for syncope …

The KCNH2 (hERG) gene is responsible for the major (a) protein subunit of the rapidly
activating delayed rectifier K+ current (IKr) channel, which provides an essential repolarizing …

In October, 2006, a 25-year-old trainee graphic designer was referred to us to establish
whether her seizures were epileptic or dissociative. For 8 years, she had had seizures …