European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on April 14, 2008
European Heart Journal 2008 29(9):1210-1211; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn147
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Prevalence and significance of an isolated long QT interval in elite athletes
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Concerning the prevalence and significance of an isolated long QT syndrome in elite athletes, Basavarajaiah et al.1 concluded that a QTc value of
500 ms is diagnostic of long QT syndrome (LQTS), considering these athletes with QTc
500 ms (three of seven patients) having a