title: Beta-blocker therapy for long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: Are all beta-blockers equivalent?
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: esenerth@hrsonline.org.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ackerman
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Priori
authors.affiliation: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dubin
authors.affiliation: Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kowey
authors.affiliation: James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Linker
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Slotwiner
authors.affiliation: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Triedman
authors.affiliation: Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Van Hare
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000098850:Polymorphic Catecholaminergic Ventricular Tachycardia
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
keywords: Beta-blockers; Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Long QT syndrome; Nadolol; Sudden death