Long QT syndrome is a heart disorder that involves the heart’s electrical system. This disorder can leave someone vulnerable to fast, chaotic heartbeats that can lead to fainting. In some cases this disorder can also lead to cardiac arrest and possibly sudden death.
Someone can be born susceptable to long QT syndrome. Other than that there are 50 medications, and many of them are common, that can cause Long QT syndrome.
Treatments for Long QT syndrom may be limiting physical activity, avioding certain medications or taking certain medications to prevent the heart from having chaotic rhythm. In some cases people with Long QT syndrome also need a device implanted in their body to control their heart’s rhythm to prevent them from having a sudden death.
Some signs and symptoms of Long QT syndrom are fainting, seizures and sudden death. Although, there are symptoms, half of all cases do not show symptoms unless they have a electrocardiogram.
75 percent of all long QT syndrome cases are associated with mutations in 9 key genes. When there is a mutation in the genes that is when the disease is inherited, but the disease can also be developed over time. That is called acquired long QT syndrome. Usually this disease is inherited autosomal dominantly
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Someone can be born susceptable to long QT syndrome. Other than that there are 50 medications, and many of them are common, that can cause Long QT syndrome.
Treatments for Long QT syndrom may be limiting physical activity, avioding certain medications or taking certain medications to prevent the heart from having chaotic rhythm. In some cases people with Long QT syndrome also need a device implanted in their body to control their heart’s rhythm to prevent them from having a sudden death.
Some signs and symptoms of Long QT syndrom are fainting, seizures and sudden death. Although, there are symptoms, half of all cases do not show symptoms unless they have a electrocardiogram.
75 percent of all long QT syndrome cases are associated with mutations in 9 key genes. When there is a mutation in the genes that is when the disease is inherited, but the disease can also be developed over time. That is called acquired long QT syndrome. Usually this disease is inherited autosomal dominantly
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