"Cardiologists are not uniformly aware of LQTS," he said. If they do order an ECG, Dr. Ackerman emphasized, "The ECG is not the report given across the top of the ECG. They have to look at the ECG ...

However, the 12-lead ECG remains the universal initial diagnostic test in the evaluation of LQTS and is subject to miscalculation, misinterpretation and mishandling. This review discusses the ...

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is potentially lethal if left untreated. Accurate diagnosis is, therefore, vital. Patients with LQTS have impaired adaptation of the QT interval in response to changes in ...

Prolonged QT syndrome (a.k.a. Long QT Syndrome) consists of multiple different ... which can result in sudden cardiac death. Long QT 1: The ECG shows broad based T waves. A majority of arrhythmias ...

left axis deviation and conduction delays and findings suggestive or diagnostic of primary electrical diseases such as long QT syndrome and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. The evaluation of abnormal ...