Cardiology
Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology and Electrocardiography
Value of Holter Monitoring in Patients with the Long QT SyndromeEggeling T. · Osterhues H.-H. · Hoeher M. · Gabrielsen F. · Weismueller P. · Hombach V.Department of Cardiology-Angiology-Pneumology-Nephrology, University of Ulm, FRG
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Received: July 10, 1992
Accepted: July 16, 1992
Published online: November 14, 2008
Issue release date: 1992
Number of Print Pages: 8
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0008-6312 (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9751 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/CRD
Abstract
The idiopathic long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an infrequently occurring disorder. It has major clinical impact as patients are prone to syncope, ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden arrhythmogenic cardiac death. This paper reports the value of ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring as a diagnostic tool to establish the diagnosis of LQTS. 14 patient with idiopathic LQTS were studied. The results were compared to those of 14 age- and sex-matched healthy control individuals. A 24-hour ambulatory ECG tracing was obtained in each individual. 5/14 patients with LQTS had pathological findings during ambulatory ECG monitoring (2 patients with episodes of torsade de pointes tachycardia, 2 patients with T-wave alternans and 1 patient with bradycardia due to an intermittent SA block), whereas all control persons had normal ambulatory ECG recordings (p < 0.03). Thus, ambulatory ECG recordings may contribute significant diagnostic information in patients with suspected LQTS.
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Article / Publication Details
Received: July 10, 1992
Accepted: July 16, 1992
Published online: November 14, 2008
Issue release date: 1992
Number of Print Pages: 8
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0008-6312 (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9751 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/CRD
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