Toddler's Death Reveals Undiagnosed Genetic Heart Defect

Following the death of one-and-a-half-year-old Elmar Pétursson, it was discovered he had an inherited heart defect, Long QT Syndrome type 1, which can cause arrhythmias and sudden death.

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morgunbladidnno8d ago

Fór í hjartastopp í kjölfar hitakrampa

Eftir að Elmar Pétursson lést í janúar síðastliðnum, aðeins eins og hálfs árs, kom í ljós að hann hafði verið með arfgengan hjartagalla, langt QT-heilkenni (long QT syndrome type 1) sem getur valdið hjartsláttartruflunum og skyndidauða

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Toddler's Death Reveals Undiagnosed Genetic Heart Defect

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