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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]

Risk Factors

• Persons with a history of repeated fainting, accidents, seizures or a history of cardiac arrest.
• Family members of persons with repeated fainting, accidents, seizures or a history of cardiac arrest.
• Persons who are on certain medications that are known to cause a prolonged QT interval on electrocardiogram.
• Persons who are first degree relatives of people with know long QT syndrome.
• Persons who suffer from anorexia nervosa, or who have low levels of magnesium, calcium or potassium in their blood.