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August 01, 2008; Volume 75,Issue 8
Daubert, James P.
- You have accessCongenital long QT syndrome: Considerations for primary care physiciansEthan Levine, DO, Spencer Z. Rosero, MD, Adam S. Budzikowski, MD, PhD, Arthur J. Moss, MD, Wojciech Zareba, MD, PhD and James P. Daubert, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2008, 75 (8) 591-600;
We now know more about the genetic basis of different types of long QT syndrome and their clinical implications. In one type, patients can die suddenly during exercise, in another, during inactivity, and in a third, when startled, such as by an alarm clock. The right therapy can dramatically reduce the risk.