What does LQT stand for?

Lady Sandra Armstrong lost her daughter Mandy Belger to a previously undiagnosed genetic trait called Long QT Syndrome in 2001.

During her study, Goldman examined five ion channel genes linked to long QT syndrome, a disorder associated with heart rhythm disorders and sudden death.

NASDAQ: CLDA), announced today that it has executed a contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) that will provide individual Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies with access to the FAMILION Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) genetic tests for inherited cardiac syndromes.

The revised warnings say that although cases of sudden death, TdP, and QT prolongation have been reported in patients with no predisposing factors, "particular caution" is recommended in using any formulation of haloperidol in patients who have other QT-prolonging conditions, including electrolyte imbalance (particularly hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia), underlying cardiac abnormalities, hypothyroidism or familial long QT syndrome, or who are taking drugs known to prolong the QT interval.

Veldwyk's cardiac arrest was caused by Long QT syndrome, a condition that causes erratic heartbeats.

Other topics include the role of calcium handling in the pathophysiology of heart failure, cardiac metabolism in diabetics, transcatheter interventional procedures for adult congenital heart disease, genetic causes of congenital long QT syndrome, and multi-detector-row computed tomography.

Torsade de pointes is a form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that occurs in the setting of both congenital and acquired long QT syndrome (LQTS) (9).

Kasia Ber, 17, was in bed at 7am when the sound triggered the condition - long QT syndrome.