An Examination of Physician Decision Making with Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome: A Qualitative Study

Julie Radico, Stephanie H. Felgoise, Allison Burns-Pentecost, Karen Gentis

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Abstract

<p> Introduction:</p><p> LQTS&hellip; <ul> <li> Is a life threatening, hereditary cardiac arrhythmia disorder. </li> <li> Affects 1 in 2,000 people in the United States </li> <li> may be the cause of SIDS and unexplained death in children </li> <li> Is unpredictable. </li> </ul></p><p> Physicians <ul> <li> Are faced with ongoing challenges in diagnosis and treatment due to unpredictability and individual patient characteristics. </li> </ul></p>
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - May 1 2013

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences

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