LQTS: Difference between revisions

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Diagnosis of LQTS is established by prolongation of the QTc interval in the absence of specific conditions known to lengthen it (for example QT-prolonging drugs) and/or molecular genetic testing of genes associated with LQTS.  
Diagnosis of LQTS is established by prolongation of the QTc interval in the absence of specific conditions known to lengthen it (for example QT-prolonging drugs) and/or molecular genetic testing of genes associated with LQTS.  


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!colspan="4"|Diagnostic criteria by Schwartz et al.
!colspan="4"|Diagnostic criteria by Schwartz et al.