Sudden cardiac death in Andersen-Tawil syndrome.
Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is an autosomal dominant or sporadic disorder characterized by periodic paralysis, dysmorphic features, and ventricular arrhythmias. Although ventricular tachycardia burden is quite high sudden cardiac death in ATS is rare. We describe a case with sudden cardiac death due to electrical storm a few days after ICD implantation in KCNJ2 mutation-negative ATS.
Peters
Stefan
S
Klinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben Quedlinburg, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University Hospital Magdeburg, Innere Medizin II-Kardiologie, Ditfurter Weg 24, 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany. s.peters@klinikum-quedlinburg.de
Schulze-Bahr
Eric
E
Etheridge
Susan P
SP
Tristani-Firouzi
Martin
M
D050030:Andersen Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / Q000235:genetics
C489457:KCNJ2 protein, human; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying