Dr. Steve Hammill answers the question: 'What Is Long QT Sydrome?' — -- Question: What is long QT syndrome, and for how should it be treated? Answer :So long QT syndrome is a problem that has ...

February 19, 2009 (Portland, Oregon) — Both diabetes and QT-interval-prolonging medications were significant and independent risk factors for sudden cardiac death (SCD) among members of a ...

Prolonged QT syndrome (a.k.a. Long QT Syndrome) consists of multiple different variations including long QT type 1-12, Romano-Ward syndrome and Jervell-Lange-Nielsen syndrome. A prolonged QT interval ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with married people, unmarried people were more likely to have a prolonged QT interval, according to ...

February 4, 2010 (Washington, DC) — A profoundly simple test that takes advantage of the brief heart-rate acceleration that occurs when one stands up, especially if it's done quickly, could ...

Plausible explanations for differences in the prognostic impact of prolonged QTc interval among the studies are the occurrence of chance, bias and uncontrolled confounding variables. Chance could have ...

THE case reported below represents a new and very distinct clinical entity. The young patient was observed by us for some years. It was hoped that a similar combination of clinical findings might be ...

LQT-1213 is a first-in-class serum glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 inhibitor. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to LQT-1213, a first-in-class serum ...

Treatment of long QT syndrome (LQTS) aims to prevent sudden cardiac death and similarly fatal abnormal heart rhythms and fainting spells. LQTS is a genetic condition in the majority of cases and ...

As more consumer-facing devices add features to measure the heart’s electrical activity, companies are looking for new ways to turn this data into valuable health information. AliveCor, a startup that ...

Diagnosis of LQTS may be prompted by symptoms or may be made as a chance finding on Electrocardiography (EKG or ECG). Diagnosis of LQTS includes looking at a patient’s medical history, physical ...