Long QT Syndrome Overdiagnosis Persists
Five 'diagnostic miscues' underlie overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of long QT syndrome, which can profoundly affect patients' quality of life.
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Five 'diagnostic miscues' underlie overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of long QT syndrome, which can profoundly affect patients' quality of life.
Dramatic improvement in survival rates after sports-related sudden cardiac arrests are mainly a result of increased public use of CPR and automated external defibrillators, researchers say.
Return to play can be managed for athletes with genetic heart diseases, study suggests Receiving the diagnosis of a genetic heart disease such as long QT syndrome, which can cause sudden cardiac death, has long been a game-ender for young athletes. But a 20-year study at Mayo Clinic following such athletes who were allowed to return to play suggests that the risks can be managed through a shared decision-making process. The retrospective study findings will be presented at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society on Tuesday, July 27, and simultaneously published in the Journal of the A...