LQT-1213 is a first-in-class serum glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 inhibitor. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to LQT-1213, a first-in-class serum ...

As more consumer-facing devices add features to measure the heart’s electrical activity, companies are looking for new ways to turn this data into valuable health information. AliveCor, a startup that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In long QT syndrome, patients doing vigorous exercise did not have more events than those doing nonvigorous ...

A machine learning model was more effective at detecting congenital long QT syndrome on resting ECGs than manual measurement of QT intervals by arrhythmia experts, in a new study. Researchers ...

Less than 1 percent of the population has been diagnosed with Long QT syndrome – a rare heart condition that can cause chaotic, sometimes fatal, heart rhythms. Now, Virginia Tech researchers at the ...

For many years, moderate alcohol intake and its effect on health have been subject to much debate, particularly concerning cardiovascular health. Indeed, light-to-moderate use of alcohol has been ...

An innovative analysis of shared segments within the genome - an indication of distant "relatedness" - has identified undiagnosed cases of Long QT syndrome, a rare disorder that can lead to abnormal ...

January 3, 2007 (Paris, France) - A new genetic study investigating the distribution of alleles for long-QT syndrome has shown there is transmission distortion, resulting in a skewed segregation of ...

Some oral contraceptives were associated with greater cardiovascular risk among women with inherited long QT syndrome (LQTS), a registry study showed. Progestin-only oral contraceptive users had a ...