Device therapy in the setting of long QT syndrome

T Rhodes, R Weiss - Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, 2015 - cardiacep.theclinics.com
A 31-year-old woman with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) underwent dual-chamber
ICD implantation at 21 years of age for recurrent syncope. Her corrected QT interval (QTc) …

Double‐device therapy in a patient with long QT syndrome

S Kataoka, D Yagishita, K Yazaki, M Sakai… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited cardiac disease characterized by a
prolonged QT interval and ventricular arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation or …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Novel mutation in long QT syndrome in a patient with prior diagnosis of epilepsy

C Jorge, JS Marques, J Nóbrega, A Veiga… - Revista Portuguesa de …, 2011 - Elsevier
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) can present as syncope or seizures, secondary to
polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, mimicking a primary seizure disorder. In patients …

Long QT syndrome in children in the era of implantable defibrillators

SP Etheridge, S Sanatani, MI Cohen, CA Albaro… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Objectives: We sought to assess the spectrum and outcome of young long QT syndrome
(LQTS) patients, addressing treatment including device indications, risks, and benefits …

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy for congenital long QT syndrome: a single-center experience

JM Horner, M Kinoshita, TL Webster, CM Haglund… - Heart Rhythm, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Long QT syndrome's (LQTS) marked heterogeneity necessitates both
evidence-based and individualized therapeutic approaches. OBJECTIVE: This study sought …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A case of long QT syndrome type 2 that developed torsades de pointes two days after the initiation of oral β-blocker therapy

F Yoneda, T Makiyama, K Miyahara, Y Fukuoka… - HeartRhythm Case …, 2022 - Elsevier
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQT) is a potentially lethal hereditary arrhythmic disorder that
can cause syncope and sudden cardiac death owing to polymorphic ventricular …

Sodium-channel blockers might contribute to the prevention of ventricular tachycardia in patients with long QT syndrome type 2: a description of 4 cases

R Ildarova, MA Shkolnikova, M Kharlap… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Four patients with long QT type 2, aged 11 to 18 years from unrelated families, with recurrent
syncope and polymorhic ventricular tachycardia were studied. Long QT syndrome was …

Clinical characteristics and treatment of short QT syndrome

C Wolpert, R Schimpf, C Veltmann… - Expert review of …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Short QT syndrome is a new inherited disorder associated with familial atrial fibrillation
and/or sudden death or syncope. To date, three different mutations in genes encoding …