title: Ion Channel Diseases: an Update for 2016.
abstract: Ion channelopathies are a frequent cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with structurally normal hearts. These are generally Mendelian inherited electrical disorders with variable penetrance and expressivity. The ability to predict the development of life threatening arrhythmias in these patients is challenging. This chapter will present an update on the genetics, the role of genetic testing, and management of the inherited cardiac channelopathies with a focus on the relatively more common syndromes associated with an increased risk of SCD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, 720 N. Rutland Ave. Ross 844, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. gtomasel@jhmi.edu.|Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 720 N. Rutland Ave. Ross 844, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. gtomasel@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Gordon F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Tomaselli
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, 720 N. Rutland Ave. Ross 844, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.|Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 720 N. Rutland Ave. Ross 844, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
authors.forename: Andreas S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Barth
keywords: Arrhythmia; Ion channel diseases; Sudden cardiac death