Related Subjects:
| ECG-QT interval
| Brugada Syndrome
| Long QT syndrome (LQTS) Acquired
| Long QT syndrome (LQTS) Congenital
| Torsades de Pointes
| Ventricular Fibrillation
| Ventricular Tachycardia
| Resuscitation - Adult Tachycardia Algorithm
| Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
BBs work by mitigating the adverse effects of sympathetic stimulation on the membrane ion channel. Sympathetic stimulation directly affects the QT interval, although this is mainly in LQT1 and LQT2.
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Long QT syndrome (LQTS) Congenital
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