title: [Familial long QT-syncope syndrome. 2 cases of Romano-Ward syndrome].
abstract: Two families with the Romano-Ward syndrome were studied; in family A there were 19 members from three generations, 11 of whom had the abnormality of a long QT interval, 2 of whom had fainting attacks, and 2 of whom died suddenly. In family B, comprising 5 members of two generations, 3 had the anomaly, one of these having fainting attacks, and also having an atrio-ventricular block. The bicycle ergometer test has an important part to play in decisions about treatment of the asymptomatic forms of the condition.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D013575:Syncope / Q000235:genetics*; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Le syndrome QT long-syncope familial. Deux observations de syndrome de Romano et Ward.