Risk Factors for Aborted Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death in Children With the Congenital Long-QT Syndrome
Author(s) -
Ilan Goldenberg,
Arthur J. Moss,
Derick R. Peterson,
Scott McNitt,
Wojciech Zaręba,
Mark Andrews,
Jennifer L. Robinson,
Emanuela H. Locati,
Michael J. Ackerman,
Jesaia Benhorin,
Elizabeth S. Kaufman,
Carlo Napolitano,
Silvia G. Priori,
Ming Qi,
Peter J. Schwartz,
Jeffrey A. Towbin,
G. Michael Vincent,
Li Zhang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.701243
Subject(s) - medicine , long qt syndrome , sudden cardiac death , hazard ratio , qt interval , cardiology , sudden cardiac arrest , sudden death , risk factor , proportional hazards model , heart disease , confidence interval
The congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is an important cause of sudden cardiac death in children without structural heart disease. However, specific risk factors for life-threatening cardiac events in children with this genetic disorder have not been identified.
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