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By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com Guide to Heart Disease since 2000

Long QT Syndrome

Friday January 30, 2009
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia that can occur in apparently healthy young people, and that often causes syncope (fainting) or sudden death. Read about LQTS, what causes it and how it is treated, here.

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