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ArticleClinical case reports2025

"Better Late Than Never"-Late-Onset Genotype-Negative Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Case Report and Review.

Clement Tan, Vaikunthan Thanabalasingam, Chaminda Sella Kapu, Zhihua Zhang

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Clement TanDepartment of Cardiology, Coronary Care Unit & Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory Mackay Base Hospital Mackay Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1464-4315
Vaikunthan ThanabalasingamDepartment of Cardiology, Coronary Care Unit & Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory Mackay Base Hospital Mackay Queensland Australia.
Chaminda Sella KapuDepartment of Cardiology, Coronary Care Unit & Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory Mackay Base Hospital Mackay Queensland Australia.
Zhihua ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Coronary Care Unit & Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory Mackay Base Hospital Mackay Queensland Australia.

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Abstract

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a genetic disorder causing prolonged QT intervals and an increased risk of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. With 25% of cases lacking known genetic mutations, diagnosis and treatment can be challenging. We present a successfully managed case of late-onset genotype-negative phenotype-positive LQTS presenting as palpitations, complicated by a single event of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, followed by a review of the literature. This case underscores the gaps in understanding congenital long QT syndrome, especially in genotype-negative cases, and highlights the need for ongoing research for risk assessment and effective management to prevent fatal cardiac events.

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congenitalgenotypegenotype negativeimplanted cardiac defibrillatorlate onsetlong QT syndromeventricular tachycardia

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PMCPMC11825374

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