Role of congenital long-QT syndrome in unexplained sudden infant death: Proposal for an electrocardiographic screening in relatives

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 771-777

  Baruteau, Alban Elouen ^a,b,c   Baruteau, Julien ^d,e   Joomye, Ryad ^f   Martins, Raphael ^a,b,c   Treguer, Frédéric ^g   Baruteau, Remi ^h,i   Daubert, Jean Claude ^a,b,c   Mabo, Philippe ^a,b,c   Roussey, Michel ^j  

^a RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^e TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^h Cabinet de cardiologie   (France)

ⁱ Service de Pédiatrie   (France)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

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Author keywords

Cot death; Familial screening; Long QT syndrome (LQTS); Primary electrical disease; Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 67349110401     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-0951-y     Document Type: Review

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