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Long QT syndrome

How is it treated?

Ninety-five per cent of affected individuals respond extremely well to beta block drugs. The few who do not, often respond to implantation of a pacemaker or implantable defibrillator.

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Medical text written January 2000 by Dr Jan Till. Last updated January 2005 by Dr Jan Till, Consultant Paediatric Electrophysiologist, Royal Brompton and Harefields Hospitals, London, UK.

 

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