A machine learning model was more effective at detecting congenital long QT syndrome on resting ECGs than manual measurement of QT intervals by arrhythmia experts, in a new study. Researchers ...

Five factors underlie the ongoing overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of long QT syndrome (LQTS), including temporary QT prolongation following vasovagal syncope, a "pseudo"-positive genetic test result, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An observational strategy focusing on preventive measures was effective in preventing cardiac events in low-risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In long QT syndrome, patients doing vigorous exercise did not have more events than those doing nonvigorous ...

Less than 1 percent of the population has been diagnosed with Long QT syndrome – a rare heart condition that can cause chaotic, sometimes fatal, heart rhythms. Now, Virginia Tech researchers at the ...

LQT-1213 is a first-in-class serum glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 inhibitor. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to LQT-1213, a first-in-class serum ...

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Geneticists and heart specialists around the world had previously reported 17 genes to cause long QT syndrome, a little-known inherited heart condition. However, the Clinical Genome Resource's ...

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is caused by mutations in genes encoding cardiac ion channels, and is characterized by prolongation of the ventricular cardiac action potential, which lengthens the ...

Tester DJ and Ackerman MJ (2007) Postmortem long QT syndrome genetic testing for sudden unexplained death in the young. J Am Coll Cardiol 49: 240–246 A number of studies have implicated long QT ...

Panera Bread is facing a lawsuit after a college student died after drinking Charged Lemonade. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel explains why caffeine can be extremely dangerous for people ...