Congenital long QT syndrome: considerations for primary care physicians.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Congenital long QT syndrome is an inherited disorder of cardiac repolarization that predisposes to syncope and to sudden death from polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. The disorder should be suspected when the electrocardiogram shows characteristic QT abnormalities, or when there is a family history of long QT syndrome or of an event that raises suspicion of long QT syndrome, such as sudden death, syncope, or ill-defined "seizure" disorder. We can now classify some types of congenital long QT syndrome according to their genetic mutations and their triggers, such as exercise, rest, or startle.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Levine, E; Rosero, SZ; Budzikowski, AS; Moss, AJ; Zareba, W; Daubert, JP
Published Date
- August 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 75 / 8
Start / End Page
- 591 - 600
PubMed ID
- 18756841
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0891-1150
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.3949/ccjm.75.8.591
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States