Article
The genetics underlying acquired long QT syndrome: impact for genetic screening.
European heart journal - 7 May 2016
Itoh Hideki, Crotti Lia, Aiba Takeshi, Spazzolini Carla, Denjoy Isabelle, Fressart Véronique, Hayashi Kenshi, Nakajima Tadashi, Ohno Seiko, Makiyama Takeru, Wu Jie, Hasegawa Kanae, Mastantuono Elisa, Dagradi Federica, Pedrazzini Matteo, Yamagishi Masakazu, Berthet Myriam, Murakami Yoshitaka, Shimizu Wataru, Guicheney Pascale, Schwartz Peter J, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Acquired long QT syndrome (aLQTS) exhibits QT prolongation and Torsades de Pointes ventricular tachycardia triggered by drugs, hypokalaemia, or bradycardia. Sometimes, QTc remains prolonged despite elimination of triggers, suggesting the presence of an underlying genetic substrate. In aLQTS subjects, we assessed the prevalence of mutations in major LQTS genes and their probability of being carriers of a...
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