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11.07.2016 | Case Report
Prominent QTc prolongation in a patient with a rare variant in the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene
verfasst von:
Yuki Taniguchi, Aya Miyazaki, Heima Sakaguchi, Yousuke Hayama, Norihiro Ebishima, Jun Negishi, Kanae Noritake, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Wataru Shimizu, Takeshi Aiba, Hideo Ohuchi
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Heart and Vessels
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Ausgabe 2/2017
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Abstract
We report the case of a 12-year-old female patient with a history of four syncopal episodes related to exercise over 2 years and who showed prominent QTc prolongation on electrocardiogram; therefore, she was clinically diagnosed with long QT syndrome type-1. However, genetic analysis did not identify any LQT-related genes but showed a rare missense variant in the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene. From the results of drug-loading tests, administration of oral propranolol was initiated; thereafter, she experienced no syncopal episodes. This is a case report demonstrating the “overlapping clinical features” of long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.