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Descriptor
English
:
Long QT Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
síndrome de QT prolongado
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome do QT Longo
Tree Number:
C14.280.067.565
C14.280.123.625
C16.131.240.400.715
C23.550.073.547
Definition
English
:
A condition that is characterized by episodes of fainting (
SYNCOPE
) and varying degree of ventricular arrhythmia as indicated by the prolonged QT interval. The inherited forms are caused by
mutation
of genes encoding cardiac ion channel
proteins
. The two major forms are
ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME
and
JERVELL-LANGE NIELSEN SYNDROME.
History Note
English
:
1991(1986); use ARRHYTHMIA 1986-1990
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:
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Record Number:
19558
Unique Identifier:
D008133
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