Prolonged QT ... syndrome. A prolonged QT interval increases the risk of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (Torsades de Pointes) which can result in sudden cardiac death. Long QT 1: The ECG ...

A prolonged QT interval has a variety of causes and can be a very serious ECG finding ... and include Romano-Ward syndrome, Jervell-Lange-Nielsen syndrome and long-QT 1-13 syndrome.

Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Correspondence to Dr M J Ackerman, Long QT Syndrome Clinic and the ... However, the 12-lead ECG ...

The electrocardiogram (ECG) characteristics of this patient indicated the likelihood of LQTS1. Polymorphic ventricular extrasystolies and episodes of polymorphic non-sustained ventricular ...

We now have evidence that if you display an ECG in the right way, it can easily be interpreted by a patient. “Here, we’ve shown that it is simple for lay people to understand when they might be at ...