loading...| Preferred Name |
prolonged QT interval |
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| Synonyms |
increased QT interval widened QT interval long QT syndrome |
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| Definitions |
A prolonged QT interval is a risk factor for ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden death. It varies with heart rate and for clinical relevance requires a correction for this, giving the QTc. increase in the length of time required for ventricular depolarization and repolarization to occur, usually as a result of increased repolarization time, and is measured from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0003233 |
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| comment |
A prolonged QT interval is a risk factor for ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden death. It varies with heart rate and for clinical relevance requires a correction for this, giving the QTc. |
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| definition |
increase in the length of time required for ventricular depolarization and repolarization to occur, usually as a result of increased repolarization time, and is measured from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave |
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| has exact synonym |
increased QT interval widened QT interval |
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| has related synonym |
long QT syndrome |
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| has_obo_namespace |
MPheno.ontology |
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| id |
MP:0003233 |
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| label |
prolonged QT interval |
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| notation |
MP:0003233 |
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| prefLabel |
prolonged QT interval |
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| subClassOf |