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Long Qt Syndrome Definition
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  • Long Qt Syndrome
A person with long QT syndrome has a delay in the electrical impulse that travels through the heart. This delay can result in life-threatening, abnormal heart rhythms. Images

An electrical impulse stimulates the muscle fibers in the heart to contract. The impulse spreads through the heart in a very organized manner, so that the atria contract first, followed by the ventricles. Images

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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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