Unaffected long-QT syndrome family members (FMs) frequently experience syncope. The
aims of this study were to test the hypothesis that syncope events in FMs are benign events …

Background—Current clinical diagnosis of long-QT syndrome (LQTS) includes genetic
testing of family members of mutation-positive patients. The present study was designed to …

Objectives: We aimed to identify risk factors for recurrent syncope in children and
adolescents with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS). Background: Data regarding risk …

Importance Syncope is the most powerful predictor for subsequent life-threatening events
(LTEs) in patients with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS). Whether distinct syncope …

Abstract Background Long QT syndrome (LQTS) predisposes individuals to arrhythmic
syncope or seizure, sudden cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac death (SCD). Increased …

Aims We studied whether variants previously associated with congenital long QT syndrome
(cLQTS) have an effect on the QTc interval in a Danish population sample. Furthermore, we …

The report by Liu et al.(1) containing data from the International Long QT Syndrome Registry
regarding the risk factors for recurrent syncope and subsequent fatal or near fatal events in …

Abstract Aims Long QT syndrome (LQTS), a potentially fatal disorder, has to be
distinguished from non-fatal conditions. Our aim was to investigate whether history-taking …

Aims Syncope in long QT syndrome (LQTS) is expected to be due to Torsades de Pointes
ventricular tachycardia (TdP). Often these patients faint in situations with emotional stress …

In their article in this issue of Circulation, Schwartz and colleagues 1 deliver not only an
important message in the rapidly advancing field of long QT syndrome but an equally …