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Abnormal QT interval

MedGen UID:
1620328
Concept ID:
C4531051
Finding
HPO: HP:0031547

Definition

Any anomaly of the time interval between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave as measured by the electrocardiogram (EKG). [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Sick sinus syndrome 4
MedGen UID:
1794159
Concept ID:
C5561949
Disease or Syndrome
Sick sinus syndrome-4 (SSS4) is characterized by early and progressive sinus node and atrioventricular conduction dysfunction. Patients show bradycardia and chronotropic incompetence, and may experience syncope. Atrioventricular conduction block ranges from mild to severe, and some patients also have intermittent atrial fibrillation. Many require implantation of a pacemaker, but sudden cardiac death has not been reported (Stallmeyer et al., 2017). For a general phenotypic description and discussion of genetic heterogeneity of sick sinus syndrome, see SSS1 (608567).

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PubMed

Hadley D, Hsu D, Pickham D, Drezner JA, Froelicher VF
Clin J Sport Med 2019 Jul;29(4):285-291. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000522. PMID: 31241530

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nguyen VT, Pham BV, Le TTT, Vo CD, Nguyen DQ, Tran NN
Blood Purif 2023;52(5):493-502. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1159/000529664. PMID: 36996789
van Duijvenboden S, Ramírez J, Young WJ, Mifsud B, Orini M, Tinker A, Munroe PB, Lambiase PD
Circ Genom Precis Med 2020 Aug;13(4):e002774. Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.119.002774. PMID: 32527199Free PMC Article
D'Ascenzi F, Anselmi F, Graziano F, Berti B, Franchini A, Bacci E, Ceccon C, Capitani M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S
Europace 2019 Oct 1;21(10):1566-1574. doi: 10.1093/europace/euz198. PMID: 31390465
Hadley D, Hsu D, Pickham D, Drezner JA, Froelicher VF
Clin J Sport Med 2019 Jul;29(4):285-291. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000522. PMID: 31241530
Pattanshetty DJ, Gajulapalli RD, Anna K, Sappati Biyyani RS
Turk J Gastroenterol 2016 Mar;27(2):136-42. Epub 2016 Feb 5 doi: 10.5152/tjg.2015.150349. PMID: 26853794

Diagnosis

Hadley D, Hsu D, Pickham D, Drezner JA, Froelicher VF
Clin J Sport Med 2019 Jul;29(4):285-291. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000522. PMID: 31241530
Adler A, van der Werf C, Postema PG, Rosso R, Bhuiyan ZA, Kalman JM, Vohra JK, Guevara-Valdivia ME, Marquez MF, Halkin A, Benhorin J, Antzelevitch C, Wilde AA, Viskin S
Heart Rhythm 2012 Jun;9(6):901-8. Epub 2012 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.01.026. PMID: 22300664Free PMC Article
Viskin S, Postema PG, Bhuiyan ZA, Rosso R, Kalman JM, Vohra JK, Guevara-Valdivia ME, Marquez MF, Kogan E, Belhassen B, Glikson M, Strasberg B, Antzelevitch C, Wilde AA
J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 May 4;55(18):1955-61. Epub 2010 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.12.015. PMID: 20116193Free PMC Article
Cuomo S, Marciano F, Migaux ML, Finizio F, Pezzella E, Losi MA, Betocchi S
J Electrocardiol 2004 Apr;37(2):113-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.01.010. PMID: 15127378
Veglio M, Chinaglia A, Borra M, Perin PC
Diabet Med 1995 Apr;12(4):302-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00481.x. PMID: 7600743

Therapy

Nguyen VT, Pham BV, Le TTT, Vo CD, Nguyen DQ, Tran NN
Blood Purif 2023;52(5):493-502. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1159/000529664. PMID: 36996789
Tagawa M, Ochiai S, Nakamura Y, Sato A, Chinushi M
Heart Vessels 2016 Jul;31(7):1200-5. Epub 2015 May 29 doi: 10.1007/s00380-015-0693-x. PMID: 26022375
Calver L, Page CB, Downes MA, Chan B, Kinnear F, Wheatley L, Spain D, Isbister GK
Ann Emerg Med 2015 Sep;66(3):230-238.e1. Epub 2015 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.016. PMID: 25890395
Gandhi PJ, Menezes PA, Vu HT, Rivera AL, Ramaswamy K
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2003 Dec 1;60(23):2479-83. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/60.23.2479. PMID: 14686224
Chinushi M, Nakagawa I, Hori T, Yamashita F, Washizuka T, Aizawa Y
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2001 Oct;24(10):1561-2. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01561.x. PMID: 11707051

Prognosis

van Duijvenboden S, Ramírez J, Young WJ, Mifsud B, Orini M, Tinker A, Munroe PB, Lambiase PD
Circ Genom Precis Med 2020 Aug;13(4):e002774. Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.119.002774. PMID: 32527199Free PMC Article
D'Ascenzi F, Anselmi F, Graziano F, Berti B, Franchini A, Bacci E, Ceccon C, Capitani M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S
Europace 2019 Oct 1;21(10):1566-1574. doi: 10.1093/europace/euz198. PMID: 31390465
Adler A, van der Werf C, Postema PG, Rosso R, Bhuiyan ZA, Kalman JM, Vohra JK, Guevara-Valdivia ME, Marquez MF, Halkin A, Benhorin J, Antzelevitch C, Wilde AA, Viskin S
Heart Rhythm 2012 Jun;9(6):901-8. Epub 2012 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.01.026. PMID: 22300664Free PMC Article
Cuomo S, Marciano F, Migaux ML, Finizio F, Pezzella E, Losi MA, Betocchi S
J Electrocardiol 2004 Apr;37(2):113-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.01.010. PMID: 15127378
Mohamed R, Forsey PR, Davies MK, Neuberger JM
Hepatology 1996 May;23(5):1128-34. doi: 10.1002/hep.510230529. PMID: 8621144

Clinical prediction guides

Nguyen VT, Pham BV, Le TTT, Vo CD, Nguyen DQ, Tran NN
Blood Purif 2023;52(5):493-502. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1159/000529664. PMID: 36996789
van Duijvenboden S, Ramírez J, Young WJ, Mifsud B, Orini M, Tinker A, Munroe PB, Lambiase PD
Circ Genom Precis Med 2020 Aug;13(4):e002774. Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.119.002774. PMID: 32527199Free PMC Article
Cuomo S, Marciano F, Migaux ML, Finizio F, Pezzella E, Losi MA, Betocchi S
J Electrocardiol 2004 Apr;37(2):113-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.01.010. PMID: 15127378
Mohamed R, Forsey PR, Davies MK, Neuberger JM
Hepatology 1996 May;23(5):1128-34. doi: 10.1002/hep.510230529. PMID: 8621144
Fei L, Statters DJ, Anderson MH, Katritsis D, Camm AJ
Am Heart J 1994 Jul;128(1):73-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(94)90012-4. PMID: 8017288

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