Early Identification of Prolonged QT Interval for Prevention of Sudden Infant Death

• Main Authors: Georgia Sarquella-Brugada (Author), Oscar García-Algar (Author), María Dolores Zambrano (Author), Anna Fernández-Falgueres (Author), Sebastian Sailer (Author), Sergi Cesar (Author), Giorgia Sebastiani (Author), Julio Martí-Almor (Author), Esther Aurensanz (Author), Jose Carlos Cruzalegui (Author), Erika Fernanda Merchan (Author), Mónica Coll (Author), Alexandra Pérez-Serra (Author), Bernat del Olmo (Author), Victoria Fiol (Author), Anna Iglesias (Author), Carles Ferrer-Costa (Author), Marta Puigmulé (Author), Laura Lopez (Author), Ferran Pico (Author), Elena Arbelo (Author), Paloma Jordà (Author), Josep Brugada (Author), Ramon Brugada (Author), Oscar Campuzano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Long QT syndrome is the main arrhythmogenic disease responsible for sudden death in infants, especially in the first days of life. Performing an electrocardiogram in newborns could enable early diagnosis and adoption of therapeutic measures focused on preventing lethal arrhythmogenic e...