A CASE OF THE ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME

A recessive variant of the Romano-Ward long-QT syndrome?

BACKGROUND The congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is a genetically heterogeneous disease characterized by prolonged ventricular repolarization and life-threatening arrhythmias. Mutations of the KVLQT1 gene, a cardiac potassium channel, generate two allelic diseases: the Romano-Ward syndrome, inherited as a dominant trait, and the Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, inherited as an autosomal rec...

Epilepsy: a presentation of the Romano-Ward syndrome.

Romano-Ward Long QT Syndrome Analysis of 23 Families

Background The Romano-Ward long-QT Syndrome (LQTS) is an autosomal dominant inherited trait characterized by prolonged QT interval on ECG, life-threatening arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death in affected individuals. A gene responsible for this disorder has been shown to be linked to the Harvey ras-1 locus (H-ras-1) DNA marker on the short arm of chromosome 11 (llp) in 7 families. The purpos...

Electrical alternans of TU wave in Romano-Ward syndrome.

A case is presented in which an exceptional electrical alternans of the TU wave occurred in association with the Romano-Ward syndrome. This appears to be the first reported example of this association. Ventricular fibrillation was documented during the syncopal attacks. There was no evidence of abnormality of the serum electrolytes.

the effect of consciousness raising (c-r) on the reduction of translational errors: a case study

در دوره های آموزش ترجمه استادان بیشتر سعی دارند دانشجویان را با انواع متون آشنا سازند، درحالی که کمتر به خطاهای مکرر آنان در متن ترجمه شده می پردازند. اهمیت تحقیق حاضر مبنی بر ارتکاب مکرر خطاهای ترجمانی حتی بعد از گذراندن دوره های تخصصی ترجمه از سوی دانشجویان است. هدف از آن تاکید بر خطاهای رایج میان دانشجویان مترجمی و کاهش این خطاها با افزایش آگاهی و هوشیاری دانشجویان از بروز آنها است.از آنجا ک...