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Screening for, and management of, possible arrhythmogenic syndromes (channelopathies/ion channel diseases).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20421225     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This survey assesses the current management strategies for individuals with electrocardiographic features, suggesting an arrhythmogenic syndrome [including long QT syndrome (LQTS), Brugada syndrome (BS), catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) or short QT syndrome] or family members of patients with a known arrhythmogenic syndrome, in 44 large European centres. The principal findings of this survey were: (i) the number of new patients with arrhythmogenic syndromes (symptomatic and asymptomatic) is relatively small; (ii) the clinical work-up of these patients consists mainly of non-invasive tests; (iii) a relatively high use of genetic testing is noted, especially in LQTS and CPVT; (iv) EP testing is commonly performed in asymptomatic BS patients and in family members of symptomatic BS patients; and (v) the majority of European electrophysiologists focus on first-degree relatives when dealing with family members of an index patient.
Authors:
Jesper Hastrup Svendsen; Peter Geelen;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1532-2092     ISO Abbreviation:  Europace     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-27     Completed Date:  2010-09-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883649     Medline TA:  Europace     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  741-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen and The Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Denmark. hastrup@rh.dk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis*,  physiopathology*
Brugada Syndrome / diagnosis,  physiopathology
Channelopathies / diagnosis*,  physiopathology*
Data Collection
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
Europe
Humans
Long QT Syndrome / diagnosis,  physiopathology
Mass Screening / trends*
Monitoring, Physiologic
Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis,  physiopathology

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