Long QT Syndrome

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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.

Descriptor ID	D008133
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.067.565 C14.280.123.625 C16.131.240.400.715 C23.550.073.547
Concept/Terms	Long QT Syndrome Long QT Syndrome

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Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C14.280.067]
Long QT Syndrome [C14.280.067.565]
Cardiac Conduction System Disease [C14.280.123]
Long QT Syndrome [C14.280.123.625]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Cardiovascular Abnormalities [C16.131.240]
Heart Defects, Congenital [C16.131.240.400]
Long QT Syndrome [C16.131.240.400.715]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C23.550.073]
Long QT Syndrome [C23.550.073.547]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1

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Moore JP, Gallotti RG, Shannon KM, Bos JM, Sadeghi E, Strasburger JF, Wakai RT, Horigome H, Clur SA, Hill AC, Shah MJ, Behere S, Sarquella-Brugada G, Czosek R, Etheridge SP, Fischbach P, Kannankeril PJ, Motonaga K, Landstrom AP, Williams M, Patel A, Dagradi F, Tan RB, Stephenson E, Krishna MR, Miyake CY, Lee ME, Sanatani S, Balaji S, Young ML, Siddiqui S, Schwartz PJ, Shivkumar K, Ackerman MJ. Genotype Predicts Outcomes in Fetuses and Neonates With Severe Congenital Long QT Syndrome. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 11; 6(12):1561-1570.

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Moore K, Chan JK, Secord AA, Patel MR, Callahan T, Guo W, Zhang ZY. Effect of niraparib on cardiac repolarization in patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2019 04; 83(4):717-726.

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Campbell M, Moore JP, Sreeram N, von Alvensleben JC, Shah A, Batra A, Law I, Sanatani S, Thomas V, Nik-Ahd F, Williams S, Nosavan N, Maldonado J, Hart A, Nguyen T, Balaji S. Predictors of electrocardiographic screening failure for the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in children: A prospective multicenter study. Heart Rhythm. 2018 05; 15(5):703-707.

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Behere SP, Shubkin CD, Weindling SN. Recent advances in the understanding and management of long QT syndrome. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2014 Dec; 26(6):727-33.

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Hwang SW, Thomas JG, Whitehead WE, Curry DJ, Dauser RC, Kim ES, Luerssen TG, Jea A. Left thorascopic sympathectomy for refractory long QT syndrome in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Nov; 8(5):455-9.

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Riaz K, McCullough PA. Fatal case of delayed repolarization due to cocaine abuse and global ischemia. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2003; 4(1):47-53.

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Numaguchi H, Mullins FM, Johnson JP, Johns DC, Po SS, Yang IC, Tomaselli GF, Balser JR. Probing the interaction between inactivation gating and Dd-sotalol block of HERG. Circ Res. 2000 Nov 24; 87(11):1012-8.

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Jackman WM, Friday KJ, Anderson JL, Aliot EM, Clark M, Lazzara R. The long QT syndromes: a critical review, new clinical observations and a unifying hypothesis. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 1988 Sep-Oct; 31(2):115-72.

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