People with long QT syndrome are typically told to avoid playing sports. And beta-blocker drugs to lower the risk of suffering a sudden cardiac arrest is the standard of treatment. […]

It’s amazing that only 30 milliseconds—the blink of an eye—is the difference between a normal heart & one that’s at risk for suddenly stopping due to LQTS. […]

Online info about genetic LQTS always says that it “affects children and young adults.” This implies long QT syndrome can be outgrown if it doesn’t kill first. It’s time to clarify this very misleading information. [...]

There’s the case of a woman who didn’t learn she had genetic LQTS till age 82, yet had never suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. But that’s a very exceptional case. On the other hand, nobody [...]

How on earth do people cope with the long QT syndrome type that can cause sudden cardiac death just from hearing a sudden loud sound? […]

Since an ICD shocks a fibrillating heart from long QT syndrome back into normal rhythm, why can’t people with ICDs play sports and work out? […]

If your focus of health anxiety is long QT syndrome, you should know that anxiety during an EKG can prolong the QT interval. “Earlier studies have shown that anxiety states can cause prolongation of QT [...]

Are you scratching your head wondering why your cardiologist is not the least bit concerned over your borderline QT prolongation? This lack of concern is certainly not a rare event, in that it happens quite [...]

An abnormal QTc interval from computer error? Before you panic when your cardiologist points out that your EKG shows a prolonged QT interval or “borderline QTc interval,” first ask your doctor if the EKG results [...]

What should you do if one EKG out of several shows a prolonged QTc interval? Your cardiologist may then start talking about possible cardiac arrest. This is scary sh**! And I know this because it [...]

Long QT syndrome is a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia that’s usually diagnosed in childhood. […]