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Importance of ventricular tachycardia storms not terminated by implantable cardioverter defibrillators shocks in patients with CASQ2 associated catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Jul 2012
Marai Ibrahim, Khoury Asaad, Suleiman Mahmoud, Gepstein Lior, Blich Miri, Lorber Abraham, Boulos Monther
Abstract excerpt
In this study, the clinical and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)-related follow-up of patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) with homogenous missense mutations in CASQ2 was summarized. Patients were followed in a pediatric cardiology clinic and an ICD clinic. All patients were treated with high-dose β blockers. ICDs were recommended for patients who remained...
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