Medical Dictionary

long QT syndrome

noun

Medical Definition of LONG QT SYNDROME

:  any of several inherited cardiac arrhythmias that are characterized by abnormal duration and shape of the QT interval and that place the subject at risk for torsades de pointes—abbreviation LQTS

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