Risk of death in the long QT syndrome when a sibling has died
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Sudden arrhythmia death syndrome: importance of the long QT syndrome.
In approximately 5 percent of sudden cardiac deaths, no demonstrable anatomic abnormality is found. Some cases are caused by sudden arrhythmia death syndrome. A prolonged QT interval is a common thread among the various entities associated with sudden arrhythmia death syndrome. A number of drugs are known to cause QT prolongation (e.g., terfenadine), as are hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, myocardi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart Rhythm
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1547-5271
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.02.029