Diagnostic criteria for the long QT syndrome. An update.

“The use of the 2011 criteria will facilitate the diagnosis of LQTS, and will decrease the number of false negative results.”

Peter J. SchwartzCardiac arrhythmia specialist, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS

“Given the high efficacy of current therapies, the existence of patients with undiagnosed — and therefore untreated — long QT syndrome is nowadays inexcusable; unfortunately, missed diagnosis is still too often the case.”