Owen C. WardOwen Conor Ward (1923-1921) Irish paediatrician and cardiologist. Eponymously affiliated with Romano-Ward Syndrome which he described in 1964Áine Corry and Mike CadoganApril 6, 2022
Cesarino RomanoCesarino Romano (1924 – 2008) was an Italian paediatrician. Romano-Ward syndrome Congenital (autosomal dominant) long QT syndrome (LQTS). Áine Corry and Mike CadoganApril 6, 2022
Fred Lange-NielsenFred Lange-Nielsen (1919–1989) Norwegian physician and Jazz musician. 1957 with Anton Jervell, defined syncope, LQTS and congenital deaf (JLNS)Mike CadoganApril 6, 2022
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndromeJervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) Congenital (autosomal recessive) long QT syndrome (LQTS) severe, bilateral sensorineural hearing lossMike CadoganApril 6, 2022
Anton JervellAnton Jervell (1901 – 1987) was a Norwegian physician with Fred Lange-Nielsen, described syncope, LQTS and congenital deafness (JLNS) in 1957Mike CadoganApril 6, 2022
Romano-Ward syndromeCongenital (autosomal dominant) long QT syndrome (LQTS). Unlike Jervell-Lange-Nielsen, there is no congenital hearing loss (deafness) present Áine Corry and Mike CadoganApril 3, 2022
Long QT SyndromeLong QT Syndrome (LQTS) produces prolonged ventricular repolarisation -> predisposes to malignant ventricular arrhythmiasChris NicksonJanuary 1, 2019