Programmed electrical stimulation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Results in patients with and without cardiac arrest or syncope

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.-H. KUCK ◽  
K.-P. KUNZE ◽  
M. SCHLUTER ◽  
C. A. NIENABER ◽  
A. COSTARD
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Programmed Electrical Stimulation

Reproducible Induction of "Atypical" Torsades de Pointes by Programmed Electrical Stimulation:.

1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1055-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUBRAMANIAM C KRISHNAN ◽  
JOSEPH GALVIN. MRCPI ◽  
BRIAN McGOVERN ◽  
HASAN GARAN ◽  
JEREMY N. RUSKIN
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Torsades De Pointes ◽  
Programmed Electrical Stimulation

Sudden cardiac arrest in 15-year-old girl. Could it be avoided?

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (46) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Maria Posadowska ◽  
Maria Miszczak-Knecht ◽  
Alicja Mirecka-Rola ◽  
Katarzyna Bieganowska
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Cardiac Death ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Related Family ◽  
Asymptomatic Patients ◽  
History Of ◽  
Genetically Determined

We present a case of a 15-year-old girl after sudden cardiac arrest because of ventricular fibrillation. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was diagnosed. Family history of patient was positive – her uncle (mother’s brother) died suddenly at the age of 21, postmortem examination showed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The deceased man’s family was not under cardiac care. The presented case proves, that due to genetically determined cardiac diseases such as cardiomyopathies and channelopathies, all related family members should be examined cardiologically. Diagnosis of the disease in asymptomatic patients would allow the implementation of treatment and reduce the risk of a sudden cardiac arrest / sudden cardiac death.

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