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[[Image:acquired_longQT.jpg|thumb|A 12 lead ECG of a patient with acquired long QT syndrome.]] | [[Image:acquired_longQT.jpg|thumb|A 12 lead ECG of a patient with acquired long QT syndrome. Notice the QT prolongation. The QTc is about 640ms.]] | ||
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> | ||