T-wave alternans in long QT syndrome

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作者
Gadage, Siddharth Narayan [1 ]
机构
[1] Ruby Hall Clin, Dept Cardiol, Div Pediat Cardiol, 40 Sassoon Rd, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India
关键词
Long QT syndrome; sudden cardiac death; t-wave alternans;
D O I
10.4103/apc.APC_112_17
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a congenital disorder characterized by prolongation of QT interval in the electrocardiogram (ECG) and a propensity to develop ventricular arrhythmias, which may lead to syncope, cardiac arrest or sudden death. T-wave alternans (TWA), a phenomenon of beat-to-beat variability in the repolarization phase of the ventricles, has been closely associated with an increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmic events (VTE) and sudden cardiac death (SCD).
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