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Hsiao PY, Tien HC, Lo CP, Juang JMJ, Wang YH, Sung RJ. Gene mutations in cardiac arrhythmias: a review of recent evidence in ion channelopathies. APPLICATION OF CLINICAL GENETICS 2013; 6:1-13. [PMID: 23837003 PMCID: PMC3699290 DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s29676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Over the past 15 years, molecular genetic studies have linked gene mutations to many inherited arrhythmogenic disorders, in particular, “ion channelopathies”, in which mutations in genes encode functional units of ion channels and/or their transporter-associated proteins in patients without primary cardiac structural abnormalities. These disorders are exemplified by congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS), short QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome (BrS) and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). Functional and pathophysiological studies have led to better understanding of the clinical spectrum, ion channel structures and cellular electrophysiology involving dynamics of intracellular calcium cycling in many subtypes of these disorders and more importantly, development of potentially more effective pharmacological agents and even curative gene therapy. In this review, we have summarized (1) the significance of unveiling mutations in genes encoding transporter-associated proteins as the cause of congenital LQTS, (2) the technique of catheter ablation applied at the right ventricular outflow tract may be curative for severely symptomatic BrS, (3) mutations with channel function modulated by protein Kinase A-dependent phosphorylation can be the culprit of CPVT mimicry in Andersen-Tawil syndrome (LQT7), (4) ablation of the ion channel anchoring protein may prevent arrhythmogenesis in Timothy syndrome (LQT8), (5) altered intracellular Ca2+ cycling can be the basis of effective targeted pharmacotherapy in CPVT, and (6) the technology of induced pluripotent stem cells is a promising diagnostic and research tool as it has become a new paradigm for pathophysiological study of patient- and disease-specific cells aimed at screening new drugs and eventual clinical application of gene therapy. Lastly, we have discussed (7) genotype-phenotype correlation in relation to risk stratification of patients with congenital LQTS in clinical practice.
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- Pi-Yin Hsiao
- Institute of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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The abrupt cessation of effective cardiac function due to an aberrant heart rhythm can cause sudden and unexpected death at any age, a syndrome called sudden cardiac death (SCD). Annually, more than 300,000 cases of SCD occur in the United States alone, making this a major public health concern. Our current understanding of the mechanisms responsible for SCD has emerged from decades of basic science investigation into the normal electrophysiology of the heart, the molecular physiology of cardiac ion channels, fundamental cellular and tissue events associated with cardiac arrhythmias, and the molecular genetics of monogenic disorders of heart rhythm. This knowledge has helped shape the current diagnosis and treatment of inherited arrhythmia susceptibility syndromes associated with SCD and has provided a pathophysiological framework for understanding more complex conditions predisposing to this tragic event. This Review presents an overview of the molecular basis of SCD, with a focus on monogenic arrhythmia syndromes.
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- Alfred L George
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
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Kawamura M, Ohno S, Naiki N, Nagaoka I, Dochi K, Wang Q, Hasegawa K, Kimura H, Miyamoto A, Mizusawa Y, Itoh H, Makiyama T, Sumitomo N, Ushinohama H, Oyama K, Murakoshi N, Aonuma K, Horigome H, Honda T, Yoshinaga M, Ito M, Horie M. Genetic Background of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in Japan. Circ J 2013; 77:1705-13. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-12-1460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Mihoko Kawamura
- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital and Medical Center for Infectious Disease
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center
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- Cardiovascular Division, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
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- Cardiovascular Division, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kagoshima Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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Lestner JM, Ellis R, Canham N. Delineating the 17q24.2–q24.3 microdeletion syndrome phenotype. Eur J Med Genet 2012; 55:700-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2012] [Revised: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Kamiya CA, Shimizu W, Kabayashi Y, Miyoshi T, Horiuchi C, Umekawa T, Yamanaka K, Neki R, Katsuragi S, Yoshimatsu J, Ikeda T. Markedly reduced ventricular arrhythmia during the peripartum period in a pregnant woman with Andersen-Tawil syndrome. J Arrhythm 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Andersen-Tawil Syndrome Associated with Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death: Atrial Pacing Was Effective for Ventricular Arrhythmias. Am J Med Sci 2012; 344:248-50. [DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3182560209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Boukens BJ, Christoffels VM. Electrophysiological patterning of the heart. Pediatr Cardiol 2012; 33:900-6. [PMID: 22367553 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0237-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In the adult heart, electrophysiological heterogeneity is present to guide activation and contraction. A change in electrophysiological heterogeneity, for example, during disease, can contribute to arrhythmogenesis. During development, spatial and temporal patterns of transcriptional activity regulate the localized expression of ion channels that cause electrophysiological heterogeneity throughout the heart. If we gain insight into the regulating processes that generate the electrophysiological characteristics and factors involved during development, we can use this knowledge in the search for new therapeutic targets. In this review, we discuss which factors guide the electrical patterning of atrioventricular conduction system and ventricles and how this patterning relates to arrhythmogenic disease in patients.
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- Bastiaan J Boukens
- Heart Failure Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Embryology and Physiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tan SV, Z'Graggen WJ, BoËrio D, Rayan DLR, Howard R, Hanna MG, Bostock H. Membrane dysfunction in Andersen-Tawil syndrome assessed by velocity recovery cycles. Muscle Nerve 2012; 46:193-203. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.23293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Kimura H, Zhou J, Kawamura M, Itoh H, Mizusawa Y, Ding WG, Wu J, Ohno S, Makiyama T, Miyamoto A, Naiki N, Wang Q, Xie Y, Suzuki T, Tateno S, Nakamura Y, Zang WJ, Ito M, Matsuura H, Horie M. Phenotype variability in patients carrying KCNJ2 mutations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 5:344-53. [PMID: 22589293 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.111.962316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mutations of KCNJ2, the gene encoding the human inward rectifier potassium channel Kir2.1, cause Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS), a disease exhibiting ventricular arrhythmia, periodic paralysis, and dysmorphic features. However, some KCNJ2 mutation carriers lack the ATS triad and sometimes share the phenotype of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). We investigated clinical and biophysical characteristics of KCNJ2 mutation carriers with "atypical ATS." METHODS AND RESULTS Mutational analyses of KCNJ2 were performed in 57 unrelated probands showing typical (≥2 ATS features) and atypical (only 1 of the ATS features or CPVT) ATS. We identified 24 mutation carriers. Mutation-positive rates were 75% (15/20) in typical ATS, 71% (5/7) in cardiac phenotype alone, 100% (2/2) in periodic paralysis, and 7% (2/28) in CPVT. We divided all carriers (n=45, including family members) into 2 groups: typical ATS (A) (n=21, 47%) and atypical phenotype (B) (n=24, 53%). Patients in (A) had a longer QUc interval [(A): 695 ± 52 versus (B): 643 ± 35 ms] and higher U-wave amplitude (0.24 ± 0.07 versus 0.18 ± 0.08 mV). C-terminal mutations were more frequent in (A) (85% versus 38%, P<0.05). There were no significant differences in incidences of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Functional analyses of 4 mutations found in (B) revealed that R82Q, R82W, and G144D exerted strong dominant negative suppression (current reduction by 95%, 97%, and 96%, respectively, versus WT at -50 mV) and T305S moderate suppression (reduction by 89%). CONCLUSIONS KCNJ2 gene screening in atypical ATS phenotypes is of clinical importance because more than half of mutation carriers express atypical phenotypes, despite their arrhythmia severity.
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- Hiromi Kimura
- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
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Tisma-Dupanovic S, Gowdamarajan R, Goldenberg I, Huang DT, Knilans T, Towbin JA. Prolonged QT in a 13-year-old patient with Down syndrome and complete atrioventricular canal defect. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2012; 16:403-6. [PMID: 22008496 DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2011.00471.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Adeniran I, El Harchi A, Hancox JC, Zhang H. Proarrhythmia in KCNJ2-linked short QT syndrome: insights from modelling. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 94:66-76. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The coordinated generation and propagation of action potentials within cardiomyocytes creates the intrinsic electrical stimuli that are responsible for maintaining the electromechanical pump function of the human heart. The synchronous opening and closing of cardiac Na(+), Ca(2+), and K(+) channels corresponds with the activation and inactivation of inward depolarizing (Na(+) and Ca(2+)) and outward repolarizing (K(+)) currents that underlie the various phases of the cardiac action potential (resting, depolarization, plateau, and repolarization). Inherited mutations in pore-forming α subunits and accessory β subunits of cardiac K(+) channels can perturb the atrial and ventricular action potential and cause various cardiac arrhythmia syndromes, including long QT syndrome, short QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, and familial atrial fibrillation. In this Review, we summarize the current understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie K(+)-channel-mediated arrhythmia syndromes. We also describe translational advances that have led to the emerging role of genetic testing and genotype-specific therapy in the diagnosis and clinical management of individuals who harbor pathogenic mutations in genes that encode α or β subunits of cardiac K(+) channels.
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Modoni A, Bianchi MLE, Vitulano N, Pagliarani S, Perna F, Sanna T, Rizzo V, Silvestri G. Lack of Any Cardiac Involvement in a Patient with Andersen-Tawil Syndrome Associated with the c.574A→G Mutation in KCNJ2. Cardiology 2012; 120:200-3. [DOI: 10.1159/000335529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Varró A, Baczkó I. Cardiac ventricular repolarization reserve: a principle for understanding drug-related proarrhythmic risk. Br J Pharmacol 2011; 164:14-36. [PMID: 21545574 PMCID: PMC3171857 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01367.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cardiac repolarization abnormalities can be caused by a wide range of cardiac and non-cardiac compounds and may lead to the development of life-threatening Torsades de Pointes (TdP) ventricular arrhythmias. Drug-induced torsades de pointes is associated with unexpected and unexplained sudden cardiac deaths resulting in the withdrawal of several compounds in the past. To better understand the mechanism of such unexpected sudden cardiac deaths, the concept of repolarization reserve has recently emerged. According to this concept, pharmacological, congenital or acquired impairment of one type of transmembrane ion channel does not necessarily result in excessive repolarization changes because other repolarizing currents can take over and compensate. In this review, the major factors contributing to repolarization reserve are discussed in the context of their clinical significance in physiological and pathophysiological conditions including drug administration, genetic defects, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, gender, renal failure, hypokalaemia, hypothyroidism and athletes' sudden deaths. In addition, pharmacological support of repolarization reserve as a possible therapeutic option is discussed. Some methods for the quantitative estimation of repolarization reserve are also recommended. It is concluded that repolarization reserve should be considered by safety pharmacologists to better understand, predict and prevent previously unexplained drug-induced sudden cardiac deaths.
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- András Varró
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Obeyesekere MN, Klein GJ, Conacher S, Krahn AD. KCNJ2 variant of unknown significance reclassified as long QT syndrome causing ventricular fibrillation. Can J Cardiol 2011; 27:870.e11-3. [PMID: 21875779 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2011] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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KCNJ2 is the only gene implicated in Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Sudden cardiac arrest is rare in Andersen-Tawil syndrome. However, sudden cardiac arrest is often the index presentation in other forms of long QT syndrome. We present an unreported variant in the KCNJ2 gene, associated with long QT syndrome, that presented with ventricular fibrillation. Exercise testing and adrenaline infusion were useful in assigning pathogenicity to this variant of unknown significance.
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- Manoj N Obeyesekere
- University of Western Ontario, Division of Cardiology, London, Ontario, Canada
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Nof E, Barajas-Martinez H, Eldar M, Urrutia J, Caceres G, Rosenfeld G, Bar-Lev D, Feinberg M, Burashnikov E, Casis O, Hu D, Glikson M, Antzelevitch C. LQT5 masquerading as LQT2: a dominant negative effect of KCNE1-D85N rare polymorphism on KCNH2 current. Europace 2011; 13:1478-83. [PMID: 21712262 DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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AIMS KCNE1 encodes an auxiliary subunit of cardiac potassium channels. Loss-of-function variations in this gene have been associated with the LQT5 form of the long QT syndrome (LQTS), secondary to reduction of I(Ks) current. We present a case in which a D85N rare polymorphism in KCNE1 is associated with an LQT2 phenotype. METHODS AND RESULTS An 11-year old competitive athlete presented with mild bradycardia and a QTc interval of 470 ms. An LQT2 phenotype, consisting of low-voltage bifid T waves, was evident in the right precordial electrocardiogram leads. During the tachycardia phase following adenosine, QTc increased to 620 ms. Genetic analysis revealed a rare heterozygous polymorphism in KCNE1 predicting the substitution of asparagine for aspartic acid at position 85 of minK (D85N). Patch clamp experiments showed that KCNE1-D85N, when co-expressed with KCNH2 in TSA201 cells, significantly reduced I(Kr). Homozygous co-expression of the mutant with KCNH2 reduced I(Kr) tail current by 85%, whereas heterozygous co-expression reduced the current by 52%, demonstrating for the first time a dominant-negative effect of D85N to reduce I(Kr). Co-expression of the mutant with KCNQ1, either homozygously or heterozygously, produced no change in I(Ks). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that a rare polymorphism KCNE1-D85N underlies the development of an LQT2 phenotype in this young athlete by interacting with KCNH2 to cause a dominant-negative effect to reduce I(Kr). Our data provide further evidence in support of the promiscuity of potassium channel β subunits in modulating the function of multiple potassium channels leading to a diversity of clinical phenotypes.
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- Eyal Nof
- Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, USA
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Doi T, Makiyama T, Morimoto T, Haruna Y, Tsuji K, Ohno S, Akao M, Takahashi Y, Kimura T, Horie M. A Novel
KCNJ2
Nonsense Mutation, S369X, Impedes Trafficking and Causes a Limited Form of Andersen-Tawil Syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 4:253-60. [DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.110.958157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Background—
Mutations in
KCNJ2
, a gene encoding the inward rectifier K
+
channel Kir2.1, are associated with Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS), which is characterized by (1) ventricular tachyarrhythmias associated with QT (QU)-interval prolongation, (2) periodic paralysis, and (3) dysmorphic features.
Methods and Results—
We identified a novel
KCNJ2
mutation, S369X, in a 13-year-old boy with prominent QU-interval prolongation and mild periodic paralysis. The mutation results in the truncation at the middle of the cytoplasmic C-terminal domain that eliminates the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-to-Golgi export signal. Current recordings from Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with
KCNJ2
-S369X exhibited significantly smaller K
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currents compared with
KCNJ2
wild type (WT) (1 μg each) (−84±14 versus −542±46 picoamperes per picofarad [pA/pF]; −140 mV;
P
<0.0001). Coexpression of the WT and S369X subunits did not show a dominant-negative suppression effect but yielded larger currents than those of WT+S369X (−724±98 pA/pF>−[84+542] pA/pF; 1 μg each; −140 mV). Confocal microscopy analysis showed that the fluorescent protein-tagged S369X subunits were predominantly retained in the ER when expressed alone; however, the expression of S369X subunits to the plasma membrane was partially restored when coexpressed with WT. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis demonstrated direct protein-protein interactions between WT and S369X subunits in the intracellular compartment.
Conclusions—
The S369X mutation causes a loss of the ER export motif. However, the trafficking deficiency can be partially rescued by directly assembling with the WT protein, resulting in a limited restoration of plasma membrane localization and channel function. This alleviation may explain why our patient presented with a relatively mild ATS phenotype.
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- Takahiro Doi
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.D., T. Makiyama, Y.H., K.T., S.O., T.K.) and Center for Medical Education (T. Morimoto), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan (M.A.); Takahashi Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, Otsu, Japan (Y.T.); and Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (M.H.)
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- David S Park
- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Cordeiro JM, Perez GJ, Schmitt N, Pfeiffer R, Nesterenko VV, Burashnikov E, Veltmann C, Borggrefe M, Wolpert C, Schimpf R, Antzelevitch C. Overlapping LQT1 and LQT2 phenotype in a patient with long QT syndrome associated with loss-of-function variations in KCNQ1 and KCNH2. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2011; 88:1181-90. [PMID: 21164565 DOI: 10.1139/y10-094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited disorder characterized by prolonged QT intervals and potentially life-threatening arrhythmias. Mutations in 12 different genes have been associated with LQTS. Here we describe a patient with LQTS who has a mutation in KCNQ1 as well as a polymorphism in KCNH2. The proband (MMRL0362), a 32-year-old female, exhibited multiple ventricular extrasystoles and one syncope. Her ECG (QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) = 518ms) showed an LQT2 morphology in leads V4-V6 and LQT1 morphology in leads V1-V2. Genomic DNA was isolated from lymphocytes. All exons and intron borders of 7 LQTS susceptibility genes were amplified and sequenced. Variations were detected predicting a novel missense mutation (V110I) in KCNQ1, as well as a common polymorphism in KCNH2 (K897T). We expressed wild-type (WT) or V110I Kv7.1 channels in CHO-K1 cells cotransfected with KCNE1 and performed patch-clamp analysis. In addition, WT or K897T Kv11.1 were also studied by patch clamp. Current-voltage (I-V) relations for V110I showed a significant reduction in both developing and tail current densities compared with WT at potentials >+20 mV (p < 0.05; n = 8 cells, each group), suggesting a reduction in IKs currents. K897T- Kv11.1 channels displayed a significantly reduced tail current density compared with WT-Kv11.1 at potentials >+10 mV. Interestingly, channel availability assessed using a triple-pulse protocol was slightly greater for K897T compared with WT (V0.5 = -53.1 ± 1.13 mV and -60.7 ± 1.15 mV for K897T and WT, respectively; p < 0.05). Comparison of the fully activated I-V revealed no difference in the rectification properties between WT and K897T channels. We report a patient with a loss-of-function mutation in KCNQ1 and a loss-of-function polymorphism in KCNH2. Our results suggest that a reduction of both IKr and IKs underlies the combined LQT1 and LQT2 phenotype observed in this patient.
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Antzelevitch C, Burashnikov A. Overview of Basic Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmia. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2011; 3:23-45. [PMID: 21892379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2010.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Noujaim SF, Stuckey JA, Ponce-Balbuena D, Ferrer-Villada T, López-Izquierdo A, Pandit SV, Sánchez-Chapula JA, Jalife J. Structural bases for the different anti-fibrillatory effects of chloroquine and quinidine. Cardiovasc Res 2011; 89:862-9. [PMID: 21233253 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS Chloroquine, an anti-malarial quinoline, is structurally similar to quinidine. Both drugs have been shown to block ion channels. We tested the hypothesis that chloroquine's mode of interaction with the vestibule of the cytoplasmic domain of the inward rectifier potassium channel Kir2.1 makes it a more effective I(K1) blocker and anti-fibrillatory agent than quinidine. METHODS AND RESULTS We used comparative molecular modelling and ligand docking of the three-dimensional structures of quinidine and chloroquine in the intracellular domain of Kir2.1. Simulations predicted that chloroquine effectively blocks potassium flow by binding at the centre of the ion permeation vestibule of Kir2.1. In contrast, quinidine binds the vestibular side, only partially blocking ion movement. We tested the modelling predictions in Kir2.1-expressing human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration for chloroquine block of I(K1) was 1.2 µM, while that of quinidine was 57 µM. Finally, we used optical mapping of Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts with cardiac-specific Kir2.1 up-regulation to compare the anti-fibrillatory effects of the drugs. In five of six hearts, 10 μM quinidine slowed the frequency but did not terminate the tachyarrhythmia. In five of five hearts, 10 μM chloroquine terminated the arrhythmia, restoring sinus rhythm. CONCLUSION Quinidine only partially blocks I(K1). Chloroquine binds at the centre of the ion permeation vestibule of Kir2.1, which makes it a more effective I(K1) blocker and anti-fibrillatory agent than quinidine. Integrating the structural biology of drug-ion channel interactions with cellular electrophysiology and optical mapping is an excellent approach to understand the molecular mechanisms of anti-arrhythmic drug action and for drug discovery.
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- Center for Arrhythmia Research, University of Michigan, 5025 Venture Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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Barajas-Martinez H, Hu D, Ontiveros G, Caceres G, Desai M, Burashnikov E, Scaglione J, Antzelevitch C. Biophysical and molecular characterization of a novel de novo KCNJ2 mutation associated with Andersen-Tawil syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia mimicry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 4:51-7. [PMID: 21148745 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.110.957696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mutations in KCNJ2, the gene encoding the human inward rectifier potassium channel Kir2.1 (IK1 or IKir2.1), have been identified in Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Andersen-Tawil syndrome is a multisystem inherited disease exhibiting periodic paralysis, cardiac arrhythmias, and dysmorphic features at times mimicking catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. METHODS AND RESULTS Our proband displayed dysmorphic features including micrognathia, clinodactyly, and syndactyly and exhibited multiform extrasystoles and bidirectional ventricular tachycardia both at rest and during exercise testing. The patient's symptoms continued after administration of nadolol but subsided after treatment with flecainide. Molecular genetic screening revealed a novel heterozygous mutation (c.779G>C/p.R260P) in KCNJ2. Whole-cell patch-clamp studies conducted in TSA201 cells transfected with wild-type human KCNJ2 cDNA (WT-KCNJ2) yielded robust IKir2.1 but no measurable current in cells expressing the R260P mutant. Coexpression of WT and R260P-KCNJ2 (heterozygous expression) yielded a markedly reduced inward IKir2.1 compared with WT alone (-36.5±9.8 pA/pF versus -143.5±11.4 pA/pF, n=8 for both, P<0.001, respectively, at -90 mV), indicating a strong dominant negative effect of the mutant. The outward component of IKir2.1 measured at -50 mV was also markedly reduced with the heterozygous expression versus WT (0.52±5.5 pA/pF versus 23.4±6.7 pA/pF, n=8 for both, P<0.001, respectively). Immunocytochemical analysis indicates that impaired trafficking of R260P-KCNJ2 channels. CONCLUSIONS We report a novel de novo KCNJ2 mutation associated with classic phenotypic features of Andersen-Tawil syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia mimicry. The R260P mutation produces a strong dominant negative effect leading to marked suppression of IK1 secondary to a trafficking defect.
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Darbar D. Triggers for cardiac events in patients with type 2 long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2010; 7:1806-7. [PMID: 20887809 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.09.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nagashima M, Higaki T, Seike Y, Yokoyama Y. Cardiac Surgery for a Patient With Andersen-Tawil Syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 90:285-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Revised: 12/09/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Noujaim SF, Stuckey JA, Ponce-Balbuena D, Ferrer-Villada T, López-Izquierdo A, Pandit S, Calvo CJ, Grzeda KR, Berenfeld O, Chapula JAS, Jalife J. Specific residues of the cytoplasmic domains of cardiac inward rectifier potassium channels are effective antifibrillatory targets. FASEB J 2010; 24:4302-12. [PMID: 20585026 DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-163246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmias can be perpetuated by up-regulation of inward rectifier potassium channels. Thus, it may be beneficial to block inward rectifier channels under conditions in which their function becomes arrhythmogenic (e.g., inherited gain-of-function mutation channelopathies, ischemia, and chronic and vagally mediated atrial fibrillation). We hypothesize that the antimalarial quinoline chloroquine exerts potent antiarrhythmic effects by interacting with the cytoplasmic domains of Kir2.1 (I(K1)), Kir3.1 (I(KACh)), or Kir6.2 (I(KATP)) and reducing inward rectifier potassium currents. In isolated hearts of three different mammalian species, intracoronary chloroquine perfusion reduced fibrillatory frequency (atrial or ventricular), and effectively terminated the arrhythmia with resumption of sinus rhythm. In patch-clamp experiments chloroquine blocked I(K1), I(KACh), and I(KATP). Comparative molecular modeling and ligand docking of chloroquine in the intracellular domains of Kir2.1, Kir3.1, and Kir6.2 suggested that chloroquine blocks or reduces potassium flow by interacting with negatively charged amino acids facing the ion permeation vestibule of the channel in question. These results open a novel path toward discovering antiarrhythmic pharmacophores that target specific residues of the cytoplasmic domain of inward rectifier potassium channels.
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- Sami F Noujaim
- Center for Arrhythmia Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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Radwański PB, Veeraraghavan R, Poelzing S. Cytosolic calcium accumulation and delayed repolarization associated with ventricular arrhythmias in a guinea pig model of Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2010; 7:1428-1435.e1. [PMID: 20380896 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS1)-associated ventricular arrhythmias are initiated by frequent, hypokalemia-exacerbated, triggered activity. Previous ex vivo studies in drug-induced Andersen-Tawil syndrome (DI-ATS1) models have proposed that arrhythmia propensity in DI-ATS1 derives from cytosolic Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) accumulation leading to increased triggered activity. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that elevated [Ca(2+)](i) with concomitant APD prolongation, rather than APD dispersion, underlies arrhythmia propensity during DI-ATS1. METHODS DI-ATS1 was induced in isolated guinea pig ventricles by perfusion of 2 mM KCl Tyrode solution containing 10 μM BaCl(2). APD and [Ca(2+)](i) from the anterior epicardium were quantified by ratiometric optical voltage (di-4-ANEPPS) or Ca(2+) (Indo-1) mapping during right ventricular pacing with or without the ATP-sensitive potassium channel opener pinacidil (15 μM). RESULTS APD gradients under all conditions were insufficient for arrhythmia induction by programmed stimulation. However, 38% of DI-ATS1 preparations experienced ventricular tachycardias (VTs), and all preparations experienced a high incidence of premature ventricular complexes (PVCs). Pinacidil decreased APD and APD dispersion and reduced VTs (to 6%), and PVC frequency (by 79.5%). However, PVC frequency remained significantly greater relative to control (0.5% ± 0.3% of DI-ATS1). Importantly, increased arrhythmia propensity during DI-ATS1 was associated with diastolic [Ca(2+)](i) accumulation and increased [Ca(2+)](i) transient amplitudes. Pinacidil partially attenuated the former but did not alter the latter. CONCLUSION The study data suggest that arrhythmias during DI-ATS1 may be a result of triggered activity secondary to prolonged APD and altered [Ca(2+)](i) cycling and less likely dependent on large epicardial APD gradients forming the substrate for reentry. Therefore, therapies aimed at reducing [Ca(2+)](i) rather than APD gradients may prove effective in treatment of ATS1.
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- Przemysław B Radwański
- Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5000, USA
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Kir 2.1 channelopathies: the Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Pflugers Arch 2010; 460:289-94. [PMID: 20306271 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2010] [Revised: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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As a multisystem disorder, Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is rather unique in the family of channelopathies. The full spectrum of the disease is characterized by ventricular arrhythmias, dysmorphic features, and periodic paralysis. Most ATS patients have a mutation in the ion channel gene, KCNJ2, which encodes the inward rectifier K+ channel Kir2.1, a component of the inward rectifier IK1.IK1 provides repolarizing current during the most terminal phase of repolarization and is the primary conductance controlling the diastolic membrane potential. Thus, ATS is a disorder of cardiac repolarization. The chapter will discuss the most recent data concerning the genetic, cellular, and clinical data underlying this unique disorder.
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de Boer TP, Nalos L, Stary A, Kok B, Houtman MJC, Antoons G, van Veen TAB, Beekman JDM, de Groot BL, Opthof T, Rook MB, Vos MA, van der Heyden MAG. The anti-protozoal drug pentamidine blocks KIR2.x-mediated inward rectifier current by entering the cytoplasmic pore region of the channel. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 159:1532-41. [PMID: 20180941 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00658.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Pentamidine is a drug used in treatment of protozoal infections. Pentamidine treatment may cause sudden cardiac death by provoking cardiac arrhythmias associated with QTc prolongation and U-wave alterations. This proarrhythmic effect was linked to inhibition of hERG trafficking, but not to acute block of ion channels contributing to the action potential. Because the U-wave has been linked to the cardiac inward rectifier current (I(K1)), we examined the action and mechanism of pentamidine-mediated I(K1) block. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Patch clamp measurements of I(K1) were made on cultured adult canine ventricular cardiomyocytes, K(IR)2.1-HEK293 cells and K(IR)2.x inside-out patches. Pentamidine binding to cytoplasmic amino acid residues of K(IR)2.1 channels was studied by molecular modelling. KEY RESULTS Pentamidine application (24 h) decreased I(K1) in cultured canine cardiomyocytes and K(IR)2.1-HEK293 cells under whole cell clamp conditions. Pentamidine inhibited I(K1) in K(IR)2.1-HEK293 cells 10 min after application. When applied to the cytoplasmic side under inside-out patch clamp conditions, pentamidine block of I(K1) was acute (IC(50)= 0.17 microM). Molecular modelling predicted pentamidine-channel interactions in the cytoplasmic pore region of K(IR)2.1 at amino acids E224, D259 and E299. Mutation of these conserved residues to alanine reduced pentamidine block of I(K1). Block was independent of the presence of spermine. K(IR)2.2, and K(IR)2.3 based I(K1) was also sensitive to pentamidine blockade. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Pentamidine inhibits cardiac I(K1) by interacting with three negatively charged amino acids in the cytoplasmic pore region. Our findings may provide new insights for development of specific I(K1) blocking compounds.
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- T P de Boer
- Department of Medical Physiology, Division Heart & Lungs, UMCU, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Nof E, Cordeiro JM, Pérez GJ, Scornik FS, Calloe K, Love B, Burashnikov E, Caceres G, Gunsburg M, Antzelevitch C. A common single nucleotide polymorphism can exacerbate long-QT type 2 syndrome leading to sudden infant death. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 3:199-206. [PMID: 20181576 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.109.898569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Identification of infants at risk for sudden arrhythmic death remains one of the leading challenges of modern medicine. We present a family in which a common polymorphism (single nucleotide polymorphism) inherited from the father, combined with a stop codon mutation inherited from the mother (both asymptomatic), led to 2 cases of sudden infant death. METHODS AND RESULTS KCNQ1, KCNH2, SCN5A, KCNE1, KCNE2, CACNA1c, CACNB2b, and KCNJ2 genes were amplified and analyzed by direct sequencing. Functional electrophysiological studies were performed with the single nucleotide polymorphism and mutation expressed singly and in combination in Chinese ovary (CHO-K1) and COS-1 cells. An asymptomatic woman presenting after the death of her 2-day-old infant and spontaneous abortion of a second baby in the first trimester was referred for genetic analysis. The newborn infant had nearly incessant ventricular tachycardia while in utero and a prolonged QTc (560 ms). The mother was asymptomatic but displayed a prolonged QTc. Genetic screening of the mother revealed a heterozygous nonsense mutation (P926AfsX14) in KCNH2, predicting a stop codon. The father was asymptomatic with a normal QTc but had a heterozygous polymorphism (K897T) in KCNH2. The baby who died at 2 days of age and the aborted fetus inherited both K897T and P926AfsX14. Heterologous coexpression of K897T and P926AfsX14 led to loss of function of HERG current much greater than expression of K897T or P926AfsX14 alone. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that a common polymorphism (K897T) can markedly accentuate the loss of function of mildly defective HERG channels, leading to long-QT syndrome-mediated arrhythmias and sudden infant death.
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- Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY 13501, USA
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Li GR, Dong MQ. Pharmacology of Cardiac Potassium Channels. CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY - HEART AND CIRCULATION 2010; 59:93-134. [DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3589(10)59004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Skeletal muscle channelopathies: new insights into the periodic paralyses and nondystrophic myotonias. Curr Opin Neurol 2009; 22:524-31. [PMID: 19571750 DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e32832efa8f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize advances in our understanding of the clinical phenotypes, genetics, and molecular pathophysiology of the periodic paralyses, the nondystrophic myotonias, and other muscle channelopathies. RECENT FINDINGS The number of pathogenic mutations causing periodic paralysis, nondystrophic myotonias, and ryanodinopathies continues to grow with the advent of exon hierarchy analysis strategies for genetic screening and better understanding and recognition of disease phenotypes. Recent studies have expanded and clarified the role of gating pore current in channelopathy pathogenesis. It has been shown that the gating pore current can account for the molecular and phenotypic diseases observed in the muscle sodium channelopathies, and, given that homologous residues are affected in mutations of calcium channels, it is possible that pore leak represents a pathomechanism applicable to many channel diseases. Improvements in treatment of the muscle channelopathies are on the horizon. A randomized controlled trial has been initiated for the study of mexiletine in nondystrophic myotonias. The class IC antiarrhythmia drug flecainide has been shown to depress ventricular ectopy and improve exercise capacity in patients with Andersen-Tawil syndrome. SUMMARY Recent studies have expanded our understanding of gating pore current as a disease-causing mechanism in the muscle channelopathies and have allowed new correlations to be drawn between disease genotype and phenotype.
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Hedley PL, Jørgensen P, Schlamowitz S, Wangari R, Moolman-Smook J, Brink PA, Kanters JK, Corfield VA, Christiansen M. The genetic basis of long QT and short QT syndromes: A mutation update. Hum Mutat 2009; 30:1486-511. [DOI: 10.1002/humu.21106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Airey KJ, Etheridge SP, Tawil R, Tristani-Firouzi M. Resuscitated sudden cardiac death in Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2009; 6:1814-7. [PMID: 19959136 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2009] [Accepted: 08/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Kelly J Airey
- Division of Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Anumonwo JMB, Lopatin AN. Cardiac strong inward rectifier potassium channels. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2009; 48:45-54. [PMID: 19703462 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2009] [Revised: 08/13/2009] [Accepted: 08/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cardiac I(K1) and I(KACh) are the major potassium currents displaying classical strong inward rectification, a unique property that is critical for their roles in cardiac excitability. In the last 15 years, research on I(K1) and I(KACh) has been propelled by the cloning of the underlying inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels, the discovery of the molecular mechanism of strong rectification and the linking of a number of disorders of cardiac excitability to defects in genes encoding Kir channels. Disease-causing mutations in Kir genes have been shown experimentally to affect one or more of the following channel properties: structure, assembly, trafficking, and regulation, with the ultimate effect of a gain- or a loss-of-function of the channel. It is now established that I(K1) and I(KACh) channels are heterotetramers of Kir2 and Kir3 subunits, respectively. Each homomeric Kir channel has distinct biophysical and regulatory properties, and individual Kir subunits often display different patterns of regional, cellular, and membrane distribution. These differences are thought to underlie important variations in the physiological properties of I(K1) and I(KACh). It has become increasingly clear that the contribution of I(K1) and I(KACh) channels to cardiac electrical activity goes beyond their long recognized role in the stabilization of resting membrane potential and shaping the late phase of action potential repolarization in individual myocytes but extends to being critical elements determining the overall electrical stability of the heart.
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- Justus M B Anumonwo
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5622, USA
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Darbar D. Is it time to develop a "pathogenicity" score to distinguish long QT syndrome causing mutations from "background" genetic noise? Heart Rhythm 2009; 6:1304-5. [PMID: 19716086 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Weir RAP, Petrie CJ, Murday V, Findlay IN. Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Int J Cardiol 2009; 148:e13-5. [PMID: 19223265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Advances in the understanding of genetic aspects of cardiovascular diseases, together with an increase in the availability of genetic analysis, have resulted in not only increased diagnosis of known inherited conditions, but also the identification of novel syndromes. The combination of potassium-sensitive periodic paralysis, ventricular arrhythmias and dysmorphism, initially described by Andersen and Tawil, represents such a novel condition. We report a case in which genetic analysis led to the diagnosis of Andersen-Tawil syndrome after 15 years of protracted non-invasive and invasive investigations from initial presentation to ultimate diagnosis in a young female. In conclusion, we describe the clinical and genetic features of Andersen-Tawil syndrome and demonstrate the utility of genetic testing in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.
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The long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare, congenital or acquired disease, which may lead to fatal cardiac arrhythmias (torsade de pointes, TdP). In all LQTS subtypes, TdPs are caused by disturbances in cardiac ion channels. Diagnosis is made using clinical, anamnestic and electrocardiographic data. Triggers of TdPs are numerous and should be avoided perioperatively. Sufficient sedation and preoperative correction of electrolyte imbalances are essential. Volatile anaesthetics and antagonists of muscle relaxants should be avoided and high doses of local anaesthetics are not recommended to date. Propofol is safe for anaesthesia induction and maintenance. The acute therapy of TdPs with cardiovascular depression should be performed in accordance with the guidelines for advanced cardiac life support and includes cardioversion/defibrillation and magnesium. Torsades de pointes may be associated with bradycardia or tachycardia resulting in specific therapeutic and prophylactic measures.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden.
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SUBBIAH RAJESHN, GULA LORNEJ, SKANES ALLANC, KRAHN ANDREWD. Andersen-Tawil Syndrome: Management Challenges During Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008; 19:987-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01216.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This Seminar presents the most recent information about the congenital long and short QT syndromes, emphasising the varied genotype-phenotype association in the ten different long QT syndromes and the five different short QT syndromes. Although uncommon, these syndromes serve as a Rosetta stone for the understanding of inherited ion-channel disorders leading to life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Ionic abnormal changes mainly affecting K(+), Na(+), or Ca(2+) currents, which either prolong or shorten ventricular repolarisation, can create a substrate of electrophysiological heterogeneity that predisposes to the development of ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden death. The understanding of the genetic basis of the syndromes is hoped to lead to genetic therapy that can restore repolarisation. Presently, symptomatic individuals are generally best treated with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Clinicians should be aware of these syndromes and realise that drugs, ischaemia, exercise, and emotions can precipitate sudden death in susceptible individuals.
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- Krannert Institute of Cardiology and the Division of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a highly malignant form of arrhythmogenic disorder characterized by exercise- or emotional-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in the absence of detectable structural heart disease. Because of the typical pattern of arrhythmias (bidirectional ventricular tachycardia and the occurrence and severity of arrhythmia correlated well with exercise workload) during exercise stress test, CPVT can be identified promptly. Molecular genetic screening of the genes encoding the cardiac ryanodine receptor and calsequestrin is critical to confirm uncertain diagnosis of CPVT. With the exception of beta-blockers, no pharmacologic therapy of proven effectiveness is available: although beta-blockers reduce the occurrence of ventricular tachycardia, 30% of patients treated with beta-blockers still experience cardiac arrhythmias and eventually require implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation to prevent cardiac arrest.
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Vincent GM. Genotyping Has a Minor Role in Selecting Therapy for Congenital Long-QT Syndromes at Present. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2008; 1:227-33; discussion 233. [DOI: 10.1161/circep.108.796441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- G. Michael Vincent
- From the LDS Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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Crotti L, Celano G, Dagradi F, Schwartz PJ. Congenital long QT syndrome. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2008; 3:18. [PMID: 18606002 PMCID: PMC2474834 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary cardiac disease characterized by a prolongation of the QT interval at basal ECG and by a high risk of life-threatening arrhythmias. Disease prevalence is estimated at close to 1 in 2,500 live births. The two cardinal manifestations of LQTS are syncopal episodes, that may lead to cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death, and electrocardiographic abnormalities, including prolongation of the QT interval and T wave abnormalities. The genetic basis of the disease was identified in the mid-nineties and all the LQTS genes identified so far encode cardiac ion channel subunits or proteins involved in modulating ionic currents. Mutations in these genes (KCNQ1, KCNH2, KCNE1, KCNE2, CACNA1c, CAV3, SCN5A, SCN4B) cause the disease by prolonging the duration of the action potential. The most prevalent LQTS variant (LQT1) is caused by mutations in the KCNQ1 gene, with approximately half of the genotyped patients carrying KCNQ1 mutations. Given the characteristic features of LQTS, the typical cases present no diagnostic difficulties for physicians aware of the disease. However, borderline cases are more complex and require the evaluation of various electrocardiographic, clinical, and familial findings, as proposed in specific diagnostic criteria. Additionally, molecular screening is now part of the diagnostic process. Treatment should always begin with beta-blockers, unless there are valid contraindications. If the patient has one more syncope despite a full dose beta-blockade, left cardiac sympathetic denervation (LCSD) should be performed without hesitation and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy should be considered with the final decision being based on the individual patient characteristics (age, sex, clinical history, genetic subgroup including mutation-specific features in some cases, presence of ECG signs - including 24-hour Holter recordings - indicating high electrical instability). The prognosis of the disease is usually good in patients that are correctly diagnosed and treated. However, there are a few exceptions: patients with Timothy syndrome, patients with Jervell Lange-Nielsen syndrome carrying KCNQ1 mutations and LQT3 patients with 2:1 atrio-ventricular block and very early occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias.
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- Lia Crotti
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Lung, Blood and Heart, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Lung, Blood and Heart, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Lung, Blood and Heart, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Lung, Blood and Heart, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Genetics, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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U-waves and T-wave peak to T-wave end intervals in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, effects of beta-blockers. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5:1382-8. [PMID: 18929323 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Accepted: 06/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is characterized by risk of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (pVT) and sudden death during stress. Experimental CPVT models show that delayed afterdepolarization (DAD)-induced triggered activity is the initiating mechanism of pVT, whereas an increase in transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR) controls degeneration of pVT to ventricular fibrillation. U-wave and T-wave peak to T-wave end interval (TPE) are regarded as electrocardiographic counterparts of DAD and TDR, respectively. OBJECTIVE We tested hypotheses that patients with CPVT might show abnormal U-waves and TPE intervals and that beta-blockers could suppress appearance of these repolarization abnormalities. METHODS We reviewed Holter recordings from 19 CPVT patients with a RyR2 mutation (P2328S or V4653F) and from 19 healthy unaffected subjects to record U-waves and TPE intervals as well as to measure beta-blockers' effects on ventricular repolarization by use of an automated computerized program. RESULTS The maximal U-wave to T-wave amplitude ratio was 0.8 +/- 0.6 in CPVT patients and 0.4 +/- 0.3 in unaffected subjects (P = .009). Patients with most ventricular extrasystoles had a higher U-wave to T-wave amplitude ratio than those with fewest extrasystoles. Treatment with beta-blockers decreased U-wave amplitude at high heart rates. CPVT patients had longer TPE intervals than unaffected subjects at high heart rates, and beta-blocker treatment shortened their TPE intervals. CONCLUSION Present data support the hypothesis that U-waves associate with the DAD-triggered extrasystolic activity in CPVT patients. Patients with a RyR2 mutation show increased TPE at high heart rates. Beta-blocker treatment suppresses observed repolarization abnormalities in CPVT patients.
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Fox DJ, Klein GJ, Hahn A, Skanes AC, Gula LJ, Yee RK, Subbiah RN, Krahn AD. Reduction of complex ventricular ectopy and improvement in exercise capacity with flecainide therapy in Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Europace 2008; 10:1006-8. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Erdogan O, Aksoy A, Turgut N, Durusoy E, Samsa M, Altun A. Oral verapamil effectively suppressed complex ventricular arrhythmias and unmasked U waves in a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome. J Electrocardiol 2008; 41:325-8. [PMID: 18353348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is a rare, heterogeneous, autosomal dominant, or sporadic disorder characterized by the clinical triad of periodic paralysis, dysmorphic features, and ventricular arrhythmias such as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT). We present a case of an elderly patient with ATS whose symptomatic ventricular arrhythmias including BVT were effectively suppressed by oral verapamil therapy.
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- Okan Erdogan
- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Shandling AH, Safani M. Coexistent manifestations of the Andersen-Tawil and Brugada syndromes. J Electrocardiol 2008; 41:102-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Saenen JB, Vrints CJ. Molecular aspects of the congenital and acquired Long QT Syndrome: clinical implications. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2008; 44:633-46. [PMID: 18336833 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2007] [Revised: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 01/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is a complex and multi-factorial disorder that predisposes to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Both hereditary and acquired subforms have been identified over the years. Recently, it has become clear that the interaction of multiple acquired and genetic aetiologic factors (e.g. disease modifiers) play an important role in differentiating genotype into a continuous spectrum of clinical or subclinical phenotypes. The genotype-phenotype correlation thereby remains very unpredictable in asymptomatic patients, raising important concerns for clinical practice and also for drug development. Therefore, this review aims at providing a comprehensive overview on LQTS highlighting the molecular mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis involved in both the hereditary and the acquired subtypes of the disorder. From this perspective this manuscript then focuses on how the genotype translates into phenotype. A logical overview is provided with the multitude of hereditary and acquired factors that are involved and of the complexity of the interactions that ultimately result in the heterogeneous expressivity and the unpredictability of the phenotype. Based on recent basic and clinical data this review further aims at providing an update on the clinical properties and management of LQT patients including diagnostic work-up and therapy.
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- J B Saenen
- Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium; Lab for Molecular Biophysics, Pharmacology and Physiology, Belgium.
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