Oral verapamil effectively suppressed complex ventricular arrhythmias and unmasked U waves in a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome

ERDOĞAN O., Aksoy A., Turgut N., Durusoy E., Samsa M., ALTUN A.

JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY, cilt.41, sa.4, ss.325-328, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.02.023
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.325-328
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Andersen-Tawil, verapamil, bidirectional VT, U wave, long QT, therapy, sudden death, KCNJ2 MUTATIONS, TACHYCARDIA
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is a rare, heterogeneous, autosomal dominant, or sporadic disorder characterized by the clinical triad of periodic paralysis, dysmorphic features, and ventricular arrhythmias such as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT). We present a case of an elderly patient with ATS whose symptomatic ventricular arrhythmias including BVT were effectively suppressed by oral verapamil therapy. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.