Long QT syndrome (medical condition): A condition which is characterized by prolongation of the QT interval of the heart rhythme.
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Long QT syndrome: A hereditary heart disorder marked by a longer than normal Q-T interval. The condition is associated with cardiac arrhythmias, brief periods of unconsciousness and sudden death.
Long QT syndrome: a group of congenital and acquired diseases in which the electrocardiographic QT interval is longer than established measurements for age and sex; the presence of long QT intervals presages arrhythmias and sudden death.QT interval.
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Long QT syndrome: prolongation of Q-T interval combined with torsades de pointes and manifests as several different forms; may be acquired or congenital; may lead to serious arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.
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Long QT syndrome: A syndrome characterized by history of syncopal episodes and a long QT interval, sometimes leading to sudden death (DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC) due to paroxysmal ventricular arrhythmia. A form associated with autosomal recessive inheritance and congenital deafness is called the JERVELL-LANGE NIELSEN SYNDROME. An autosomal dominant form without deafness is called the ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME.
Source: MeSH 2007
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Long QT syndrome (medical condition): See Long QT syndrome (disease information).
»Introduction: Long QT syndrome
»Symptoms of Long QT syndrome
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) results from structural abnormalities in the potassium channels of the heart, which predispose affected persons to an accelerated heart rhythm (arrhythmia). (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
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