Long-term follow-up of patients with short QT syndrome

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 587-595

  Giustetto, Carla ^a   Schimpf, Rainer ^b   Mazzanti, Andrea ^a   Scrocco, Chiara ^a   Maury, Philippe ^c   Anttonen, Olli ^d   Probst, Vincent ^e   Blanc, Jean Jacques ^f   Sbragia, Pascal ^g   Dalmasso, Paola ^a   Borggrefe, Martin ^b   Gaita, Fiorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^d Lahti Central Hospital   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^g HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

arrhythmias; channelopathies; hydroquinidine; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; short QT syndrome; sudden death

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIHYDROQUINIDINE; DISOPYRAMIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG; SOTALOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HERG GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; QUINIDINE; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960920517     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.03.038     Document Type: Article

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