title: Familial bidirectional ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: The occurrence of incessant ventricular arrhythmia with bouts of polymorphous and bidirectional ventricular tachycardia is described in two totally asymptomatic sisters, with structurally normal hearts and no QT prolongation. Familial survey revealed the occurrence of increased ventricular ectopic activity in the father, brother and another sister.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glikson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Constantini
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Grafstein
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaplinsky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eldar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005117:Cardiac Complexes, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant / Q000235:genetics; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006801:Humans; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*