Atrial Fibrillation and Long QT Syndrome Presenting in a 12-Year-Old Girl

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is rare in the pediatric population; however, there is increasing recognition that AF can be inherited. Long QT syndrome (LQTS), likewise, can be both acquired and inherited with mutations leading to abnormalities in cardiac ion channel function. Mutations in KCNQ1 are the m...

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Main Authors: Jonathan W. Knoche, Kate M. Orland, Craig T. January, Kathleen R. Maginot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/124838
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