Postoperative supraventricular tachycardia and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia due to a novel SCN5A variant: a case report of a rare comorbidity that is difficult to diagnose

Postoperative supraventricular tachycardia and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia due to a novel SCN5A variant: a case report of a rare comorbidity that is difficult to diagnose

Abstract Background Loss-of-function mutations of human cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A induce a wide range of arrhythmic disorders. Mutation carriers with co-existing conditions such as congenital heart diseases and histories of cardiac surgeries, could develop complex arrhythmic events that are...

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Main Authors: Koichi Kato, Tomoya Ozawa, Seiko Ohno, Yoshihisa Nakagawa, Minoru Horie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Case report
SCN5A
Ventricular fibrillation
Postoperative supraventricular tachycardia
Brugada syndrome
Cardiac conduction defect
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-020-01601-2

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