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==Secondary Prevention==
==Secondary Prevention==
There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of [disease name].
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of long QT syndrome include:<ref name="pmid11233951">{{cite journal |vauthors=Passman R, Kadish A |title=Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, long Q-T syndrome, and torsades de pointes |journal=Med. Clin. North Am. |volume=85 |issue=2 |pages=321–41 |date=March 2001 |pmid=11233951 |doi=10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70318-7 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20301308">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Pagon RA, Wallace SE, Bean LJH, Stephens K, Amemiya A, Alders M, Bikker H, Christiaans I |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |date= |pmid=20301308 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12628082">{{cite journal |vauthors=Engelstein ED |title=Long QT syndrome: a preventable cause of sudden death in women |journal=Curr Womens Health Rep |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=126–34 |date=April 2003 |pmid=12628082 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
*Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in high-risk patients
OR
*Magnesium sulfate for recurrence of long QT-related ventricular ectopic beats or TdP
 
*Beta blockers for patients with congenital LQTS and a history of syncope, seizures, or resuscitated sudeen cardiac death
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of [disease name] include:
*[Strategy 1]
*[Strategy 2]
*[Strategy 3]


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of [disease name].

OR

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of [disease name] include [strategy 1], [strategy 2], and [strategy 3].

Secondary Prevention

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of long QT syndrome include:[1][2][3]

  • Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in high-risk patients
  • Magnesium sulfate for recurrence of long QT-related ventricular ectopic beats or TdP
  • Beta blockers for patients with congenital LQTS and a history of syncope, seizures, or resuscitated sudeen cardiac death

References

  1. Passman R, Kadish A (March 2001). "Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, long Q-T syndrome, and torsades de pointes". Med. Clin. North Am. 85 (2): 321–41. doi:10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70318-7. PMID 11233951.
  2. Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Pagon RA, Wallace SE, Bean L, Stephens K, Amemiya A, Alders M, Bikker H, Christiaans I. PMID 20301308. Vancouver style error: initials (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Engelstein ED (April 2003). "Long QT syndrome: a preventable cause of sudden death in women". Curr Womens Health Rep. 3 (2): 126–34. PMID 12628082.

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