Paediatric/young versus adult patients with long QT syndrome.

Journal: Open heart
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a less prevalent cardiac ion channelopathy than Brugada syndrome in Asia. The present study compared the outcomes between paediatric/young and adult LQTS patients.

Authors

  • Sharen Lee
    Cardiovascular Analytics Group, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology, Hong Kong, China.
  • Jiandong Zhou
    School of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Kamalan Jeevaratnam
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.
  • Wing Tak Wong
    School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Ian Chi Kei Wong
    Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong).
  • Chloe Mak
    Department of Pathology, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
  • Ngai Shing Mok
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
  • Tong Liu
    Intensive Care Medical Center, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, People's Republic of China.
  • Qingpeng Zhang
    Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
  • Gary Tse
    Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, 300211 Tianjin, China.