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QTsyndrome.ch is the leading long-QT syndrome information site on the internet ... ; This site is dedicated to Mael Benjamin Mettler who died of long-QT syndrome on October 25th 2007. He was 26 years old. ... counter free hit unique web...
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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, myocarditis, and endocrine and nutritional disorders.
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Long QT syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The long QT syndrome ( LQTS ) is a rare congenital heart condition with delayed repolarization following depolarization (excitation) of the heart, associated with syncope (fainting) due to ventric...
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QT interval - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In medicine, specifically cardiology, the QT interval is a measure of the time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave in the heart's electrical cycle. The QT interval is depen...
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The association of torsade de pointes and a prolonged electrocardiographic QT interval is well described. ... A prolonged QT interval may be congenital or acquired in several ways--by the use of anti-arrhythmic agents exemplified by quinidine, by the presence of hypocalcaemia or hypokalaemia, by the use of psychotropic...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/1290242
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There is an abnormality in the dynamics of the paced QT interval until the second day after ablation, resulting in an increased duration when the paced heart rate is <75 beats/min.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/10392876
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Torsade de pointes is widely thought to be triggered by reactivation of calcium channels, reactivation of a delayed sodium current, or a decreased outward potassium current that results in early afterdepolarization (EAD), in a condition with enhanced TDR usually associated with a prolonged QT interval.
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/157826-overview
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QT Drug Lists by Risk Groups ... Drugs that Prolong the QT Interval and/or Induce Torsades de Pointes Ventricular Arrhythmia ... Drug-induced torsades de pointes (TdP), a specific type of ventricular arrhythmia that is associated with prolongation of the QT interval, is a well-understood form of drug toxicity.
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www.azcert.org/medical-pros/drug-lists/drug-lists.cfm
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Prolonged QT interval; An electrocardiogram (ECG) measures electrical impulses as they travel through your heart. Patches with wires attached to your skin measure these impulses, which are displayed on a monitor or printed on paper as waves of electrical activity.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/long-qt-syndrome/DS00434/DSEC...
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