Novel mutation in long QT syndrome in a patient with prior diagnosis of epilepsy

Novel mutation in long QT syndrome in a patient with prior diagnosis of epilepsy

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) can present as syncope or seizures, secondary to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, mimicking a primary seizure disorder.In patients treated with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), the recurrence of arrhythmias with subsequent frequent therapeutic s...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Jorge, João Silva Marques, João Nóbrega, Arminda Veiga, Maria José Correia, António Nunes Diogo, Jorge Cruz, Rita Peralta, Gábriel Miltenberger-Miltényi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-12-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911000304

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