Definition of Long QT syndrome

1. Noun. (medicine) a heart disease in which there is an abnormally long delay between the electrical excitation (or depolarization) and relaxation (repolarization) of the ventricles of the heart. ¹

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Medical Definition of Long QT syndrome

1. A syndrome characterised by history of syncopal episodes and a long qt interval, sometimes leading to sudden death due to paroxysmal ventricular arrhythmia. When associated with autosomal recessive inheritance and congenital deafness, it is called the jervell-lange nielsen syndrome. When associated with autosomal dominant inheritance and no deafness is present, it is called the romano-ward syndrome. (21 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Long QT Syndrome

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