Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is caused by mutations in genes encoding cardiac ion channels, and is characterized by prolongation of the ventricular cardiac action potential, which lengthens the ...

A machine learning model was more effective at detecting congenital long QT syndrome on resting ECGs than manual measurement of QT intervals by arrhythmia experts, in a new study. Researchers ...

An innovative analysis of shared segments within the genome - an indication of distant "relatedness" - has identified undiagnosed cases of Long QT syndrome, a rare disorder that can lead to abnormal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In long QT syndrome, patients doing vigorous exercise did not have more events than those doing nonvigorous ...

Less than 1 percent of the population has been diagnosed with Long QT syndrome – a rare heart condition that can cause chaotic, sometimes fatal, heart rhythms. Now, Virginia Tech researchers at the ...

Five factors underlie the ongoing overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of long QT syndrome (LQTS), including temporary QT prolongation following vasovagal syncope, a "pseudo"-positive genetic test result, ...

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Cardiac repolarization dynamics seemed to cycle in sync with the menstrual cycle of some people with congenital and drug-induced long QT syndrome (LQTS), a small prospective study ...