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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
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
:
91(86); was see under ARRHYTHMIA 1986-90
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Record Number:
19558
Unique Identifier:
D008133
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