Long QT Syndrome Overview

Review
In: GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993.
[updated ].

Excerpt

The purpose of this overview is to increase the awareness of clinicians regarding genetic causes of long QT syndrome (LQTS), inform (when possible) medical management of LQTS based on genetic cause, and inform risk assessment and surveillance of at-risk relatives for early detection and treatment of LQTS.

The following are the goals of this overview.

Goal 1: Briefly describe the clinical characteristics of LQTS.

Goal 2: Review the genetic causes of LQTS.

Goal 3: Review the differential diagnosis of LQTS with a focus on genetic conditions.

Goal 4: Provide an evaluation strategy to identify the genetic cause of LQTS in a proband (when possible).

Goal 5: Review management of LQTS including targeted pharmacologic treatment.

Goal 6: Inform risk assessment and evaluation of at-risk relatives for early detection and treatment of LQTS.

Publication types

  • Review