PO-04-001 OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS SUBSEQUENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH CONGENITAL LONG QT SYNDROME AFTER PRESENTING WITH A SENTINEL …

M Penfold, S Bains, RA Neves, JM Bos… - Heart …, 2024 - heartrhythmjournal.com
Background Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac channelopathy whereby
patients may either remain lifelong asymptomatic or be symptomatic with a presentation of …

[HTML][HTML] Modification of ventricular repolarization in silent long qt syndrome mutation carriers

AM Hekkala - 2011 - helda.helsinki.fi
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a familial disorder characterized by ventricular
repolarization that makes carriers vulnerable to malignant ventricular tachycardia and …

Congenital Long QT Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: A General Overview

E Balestra, M Bobbo, M Cittar, D Chicco… - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) represents a disorder of myocardial repolarization
characterized by a prolongation of QTc interval on ECG, which can degenerate into fast …

Congenital long QT syndrome in children identified by family screening

C Petko, DJ Bradley, M Tristani-Firouzi… - The American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
The diagnosis of congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) in the relatives (nonprobands) of
index patients (probands) is increasing because of screening. This report documents the …

Congenital long QT syndrome: an update and present perspective in Saudi Arabia

ZA Bhuiyan, S Al-Shahrani, J Al-Aama… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Primary cardiac arrhythmias are often caused by defects, predominantly in the genes
responsible for generation of cardiac electrical potential, ie, cardiac rhythm generation. Due …

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients with congenital long-QT syndrome: a long-term follow-up

G Mönnig, J Köbe, A Löher, L Eckardt, H Wedekind… - Heart rhythm, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate retrospectively a single-center
experience with the use of ICDs in patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS) concerning …

ICD therapy for short QT syndrome: The risk of inappropriate shocks and how to avoid them

M Borggrefe, C Wolpert, C Giustetto, F Gaita… - … 2005: Proceedings of …, 2006 - Springer
The short QT syndrome is a new congenital entity associated with familial atrial fibrillation
and/or sudden death or syncope occurring in all age groups, even in newborns. The …

Is there a role for implantable cardioverter defibrillators in long QT syndrome?

AAM Wilde - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
ICDs in Long QT Syndrome. The congenital familial long QT syndrome (LQTS) is
characterized by QT interval prolongation on ECG and potentially life‐threatening …

Arrhythmias in the congenital long QT syndrome: how often is torsade de pointes pause dependent?

S Viskin, R Fish, D Zeltser, B Belhassen, K Heller… - Heart, 2000 - heart.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and predictors of pause dependent torsade de
pointes among patients with the congenital long QT syndrome and spontaneous ventricular …

Restitution properties and occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia in LQT2 type of long QT syndrome

SOU Yamauchi, M Yamaki, T Watanabe… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms of Ventricular Arrhythmia in LQT2 Heart. Introduction: The aim of this study was
to clarify the ventricular tachyarrhythmia mechanism induced by the IKr‐blocking agent …