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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Patients with long QT syndrome may have a positive history of: | Patients with long QT syndrome may have a positive history of:<ref name="pmid19996378">{{cite journal |vauthors=Horigome H, Nagashima M, Sumitomo N, Yoshinaga M, Ushinohama H, Iwamoto M, Shiono J, Ichihashi K, Hasegawa S, Yoshikawa T, Matsunaga T, Goto H, Waki K, Arima M, Takasugi H, Tanaka Y, Tauchi N, Ikoma M, Inamura N, Takahashi H, Shimizu W, Horie M |title=Clinical characteristics and genetic background of congenital long-QT syndrome diagnosed in fetal, neonatal, and infantile life: a nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan |journal=Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=10–7 |date=February 2010 |pmid=19996378 |doi=10.1161/CIRCEP.109.882159 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Prior history of [[cardiac arrest]] | *Prior history of [[cardiac arrest]] | ||
*Family history of syncope, [[seizures]] or [[cardiac arrest]] | *Family history of syncope, [[seizures]] or [[cardiac arrest]] | ||
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===Common Symptoms=== | ===Common Symptoms=== | ||
*[Lightheadedness]] | Common symptoms of long QT syndrome include:<ref name="pmid22895603">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schwartz PJ, Crotti L, Insolia R |title=Long-QT syndrome: from genetics to management |journal=Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=868–77 |date=August 2012 |pmid=22895603 |pmc=3461497 |doi=10.1161/CIRCEP.111.962019 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16951729">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vincent GM |title=The long QT syndrome |journal=Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=127–42 |date=October 2002 |pmid=16951729 |pmc=1557415 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Lightheadedness]] | |||
*[[Palpitations]] | *[[Palpitations]] | ||
*Syncope or presyncope | *Syncope or presyncope | ||
===Less common symptoms=== | ===Less common symptoms=== | ||
Less common symptoms of long QT syndrome include: | |||
*[[Blurred vision]] or [[weakness]] | *[[Blurred vision]] or [[weakness]] | ||
*[[Seizures]] | *[[Seizures]] | ||
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Overview
More than 2 fainting episodes within 2 years should trigger an EKG evaluation for Long QT Syndrome.
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with long QT syndrome may have a positive history of:[1]
- Prior history of cardiac arrest
- Family history of syncope, seizures or cardiac arrest
- First-degree relatives with known long QT syndrome
- Using certain medications causing prolonged QT interval
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of long QT syndrome include:[2][3]
- Lightheadedness
- Palpitations
- Syncope or presyncope
Less common symptoms
Less common symptoms of long QT syndrome include:
References
- ↑ Horigome H, Nagashima M, Sumitomo N, Yoshinaga M, Ushinohama H, Iwamoto M, Shiono J, Ichihashi K, Hasegawa S, Yoshikawa T, Matsunaga T, Goto H, Waki K, Arima M, Takasugi H, Tanaka Y, Tauchi N, Ikoma M, Inamura N, Takahashi H, Shimizu W, Horie M (February 2010). "Clinical characteristics and genetic background of congenital long-QT syndrome diagnosed in fetal, neonatal, and infantile life: a nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan". Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 3 (1): 10–7. doi:10.1161/CIRCEP.109.882159. PMID 19996378.
- ↑ Schwartz PJ, Crotti L, Insolia R (August 2012). "Long-QT syndrome: from genetics to management". Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 5 (4): 868–77. doi:10.1161/CIRCEP.111.962019. PMC 3461497. PMID 22895603.
- ↑ Vincent GM (October 2002). "The long QT syndrome". Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2 (4): 127–42. PMC 1557415. PMID 16951729.