Long-qt-syndrome Definition

noun

(medicine) A heart disease in which there is an abnormally long delay between the electrical excitation (depolarization) and relaxation (repolarization) of the ventricles of the heart.

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Long-qt-syndrome Sentence Examples

  • I have portal hypertension & oesophageal varices, with the added bonus of Long QT Syndrome.

  • The Mayo Clinic reports that one probable cause may be the long QT syndrome.

  • Currently treatments for long QT syndrome are rather involved and don't always work.

  • Children with long QT syndrome may have breath holding spells in response to exertion or excitement.

  • However, because long QT syndrome is so serious, some physicians recommend that all children with breath holding spells have a baseline EKG.

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