Sudden cardiac death and genetic ion channelopathies: long QT, Brugada, short QT, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, and idiopathic ventricular fibrillation

Circulation. 2012 Apr 24;125(16):2027-34. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.055947.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / drug therapy
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / genetics
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
  • Brugada Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Brugada Syndrome / genetics*
  • Brugada Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Channelopathies / drug therapy
  • Channelopathies / genetics*
  • Channelopathies / physiopathology
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Long QT Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Long QT Syndrome / genetics*
  • Long QT Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / drug therapy
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / genetics*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / drug therapy
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / genetics*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / physiopathology

Supplementary concepts

  • Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillation
  • Polymorphic catecholergic ventricular tachycardia