Key result
Among 20 Thai children with long QT syndrome, 20% died and 52.9% of initial survivors experienced subsequent cardiac events over a median follow-up of 959 days.
Population
20 Thai children diagnosed with long QT syndrome, mean age at diagnosis 7.6±4.4 years, at a single hospital…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
median=959 days; range, 1-4170 days
Authors
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High event rates warrant vigilant monitoring in Thai LQTS children; leaves open regional phenotype questions for larger studies.
Observational (n=20)
No
Thai children with long QT syndrome frequently present with symptoms at rest or during sleep and have a high rate of recurrent cardiac events despite treatment.
Saprungruang et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Long QT syndrome (LQTS) (n=20). Long QT syndrome was evaluated on Cardiac events (appropriate AICD shock, death, and/or syncope) among initial survivors. Among 20 Thai children with long QT syndrome, 20% died and 52.9% of initial survivors experienced subsequent cardiac events over a median follow-up of 959 days.
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