Long QT Syndrome: A Clinical Entity Resembling Epilepsy
Scientific BACKGROUND: Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac repolarization defect, characterized by lengthened QT interval in the ECG. It can cause syncope due to rapid, polimorphic ventricular tachycardia known as Torsades de Pointes (TdP) or it may cause sudden cardiac death. This clinical entity...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Türk Nöroloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-39974 |