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A Clinical Case of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: The Clinical Suspicious and the Need of Genetics.
Cardiology - 1 Jan 2000
Del Franco Annamaria, Gualandi Francesca, Malagù Michele, Ferlini Alessandra, Xiao Dang, Ferrari Roberto, Bertini Matteo
Abstract excerpt
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a very rare genetic cardiac channelopathy, which has not been sufficiently studied yet. The first clinical manifestation has been described during the first decade of life, linked to strenuous exercise or acute emotion. The absence of structural heart disease and a family history of possible arrhythmogenic disorder generally guide the diagnosis...
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