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To the Editor: In 1998, Schwartz et al. presented strong clinical evidence of an association between the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and the long-QT syndrome.¹ In a recent article, the same group describes an infant who nearly died of SIDS and in whom the long-QT syndrome was diagnosed (July 27 issue).² On the basis of the 1998 study, routine electrocardiographic screening of all newborns was not recommended, but there is agreement that screening of infants at high risk is appropriate and justified.³

In 1997, we described the prenatal findings in infants who had a prolonged QT interval after birth; . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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