Long QT syndrome Moss and Schwartz Score
ECG
- QTc
<:480 msec 3
- 460–470 msec 2
- 450 msec (males) 1
- Torsades de pointes 2
- T-wave alternans 1
- Notched T wave in 3 leads 1
- Low HR for age 0.5
Clinical History Syncope
- with stress 2
- without stress 1
- Congenital deafness 0.5
Family History
- Family member with long QT syndrome 1
- Sudden death in a family member >30 years of age with no other identifiable cause 0.5
Cumulative point score for risk of having congential long QT syndrome: �1 low risk 2–3 intermediate risk � 4 high risk