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File:acquired_longQT.jpg|A 12-lead ECG of a patient with acquired long QT syndrome. Notice the QT prolongation. The QTc is about 640ms. | |||
File:Lqts1.png|A 12 lead ECG of a patient with genetically proven LQTS1 | |||
File:Lqts2.png|A 12 lead ECG of a patient with genetically proven LQTS2 | |||
File:Lqts3.png|A 12 lead ECG of a patient with genetically proven LQTS3 | |||
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The '''Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)''' is characterized on the ECG by prolongation of the [[Conduction#The_QT_interval|heart rate corrected QT interval]]. This was first recognized by Dr. Jervell and Dr. Lange-Nielsen in 1957. They described 4 children with a long QT interval which was accompanied by hearing deficits, sudden cardiac death and an autosomal recessive inheritance.<cite>Lang1957</cite> | The '''Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)''' is characterized on the ECG by prolongation of the [[Conduction#The_QT_interval|heart rate corrected QT interval]]. This was first recognized by Dr. Jervell and Dr. Lange-Nielsen in 1957. They described 4 children with a long QT interval which was accompanied by hearing deficits, sudden cardiac death and an autosomal recessive inheritance.<cite>Lang1957</cite> | ||