Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
Author(s) | J.S.S.G. de Jong, MD | |
Moderator | P.G. Postema, MD | |
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Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia is a congenital disease that leads to exercise induced ventricular arrhythmias and / or syncope and carries an increased risk of sudden death.
Characteristics of CPVT:
- The mean onset of arrhythmias is 7-9 years
- Absence of structural cardiac abnormalities
- Normal resting ECG
- Syncope during physical activity or emotional stress
Diagnosis
- The diagnosis is based on reproducible ventricular arrhythmias during exercise testing. Typically the onset of ventricular arrhythmias is at around 100-120 bpm. The complexity of these arrhythmias often increases with increasing work load, starting with Ventricular Premature Beats, bidirectional ventricular tachycardia to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.
- Two genes have been linked to CPVT. Both lead to a defect in intracellular calcium metabolism:
Treatment Treatment consist of:[1]
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