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Please help docs! is qt long syndrome a type of heart failure?
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Long QT: Long qt syndrome is not a type of heart failure. It is an abnormality in heart biochemistry which results in an abnormality in the electrocardiogram. These patients are at risk for serious abnormal heart rhythms.
Answered 10/1/2019
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QT: It is not a type of heart failure. It is an abnormality seen on ekg (electrocardiogram).
Answered 10/1/2019
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