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Guerrier K, Kwiatkowski D, Czosek RJ, Spar DS, Anderson JB, Knilans TK. Short QT Interval Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes in a Pediatric Population. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2015; 8:1460-4. [PMID: 26386018 DOI: 10.1161/circep.115.003256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Risk associated with short QT interval has recently received recognition. European studies suggest a prevalence of 0.02% to 0.1% in the adult population, but similar studies in pediatric patients are limited. We sought to determine the prevalence of short QT interval in a pediatric population and associated clinical characteristics and outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS Retrospective review of an ECG database at a single pediatric institution. The database was queried for ECGs on patients ≤21 years with electronically measured QTc of 140 to 340 ms. Patients with QTc of 140 to 340 ms confirmed by a pediatric electrophysiologist were identified for chart review for associated clinical characteristics, symptoms, and outcome. Patients with and without symptoms were compared in an attempt to identify variables associated with outcome. The query included 272 504 ECGs on 99 380 unique patients. Forty-five patients (35 men, 76%) had QTc ≤340 ms, for a prevalence of 0.05%. Median age was 15 years (interquartile range, 2-17), median QT 330 ms (interquartile range, 280-360), and median QTc 323 ms (IQR, 313-332). Women had significantly shorter QTc compared with men (312 versus 323 ms; P=0.03). Two deaths were noted in chart review--one from respiratory failure and the second of unknown pathogenesis in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy. CONCLUSIONS Short QT interval was a rare finding in this pediatric population, with a prevalence of 0.05%. Male predominance was identified, although the median QT interval was significantly shorter in women. There seem to be no unifying clinical characteristics for this pediatric patient cohort with short QT interval.
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- Karine Guerrier
- From the Department of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Heart Institute, OH (K.G., R.J.C., D.S.S., J.B.A., T.K.K.); and Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA (D.K.).
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Heart Institute, OH (K.G., R.J.C., D.S.S., J.B.A., T.K.K.); and Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA (D.K.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Heart Institute, OH (K.G., R.J.C., D.S.S., J.B.A., T.K.K.); and Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA (D.K.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Heart Institute, OH (K.G., R.J.C., D.S.S., J.B.A., T.K.K.); and Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA (D.K.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Heart Institute, OH (K.G., R.J.C., D.S.S., J.B.A., T.K.K.); and Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA (D.K.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Heart Institute, OH (K.G., R.J.C., D.S.S., J.B.A., T.K.K.); and Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA (D.K.)
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Kobza R, Cuculi F, Abächerli R, Toggweiler S, Suter Y, Frey F, Schmid JJ, Erne P. Twelve-lead electrocardiography in the young: physiologic and pathologic abnormalities. Heart Rhythm 2012; 9:2018-22. [PMID: 23102624 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to analyze the prevalence of physiologic and pathologic ECG abnormalities in a cohort of young conscripts that represents the whole young generation of today. METHODS ECGs of all Swiss citizens who underwent conscription for the army during a 29-month period were analyzed manually. RESULTS ECGs of 43,401 conscripts (mean age 19.2 ± 1.1 years) were analyzed; 158 conscripts were female. Incomplete right bundle branch block was found in 5870 (13.5%) and left anterior fascicular block in 360 (0.83%). First-degree AV block was present in 329 (0.8%) and Mobitz type I (Wenckebach) second-degree AV block in 3 (0.01%). Early repolarization was observed in 1035 (2.4%), T-wave inversion in 39 (0.09%), and minor T-wave changes in 182 (0.42%). Brugada-like abnormalities were observed in 6 (0.01%). None of the conscripts had atrial fibrillation or flutter. CONCLUSION ECG abnormalities can be found in a relatively large proportion of young individuals. Incomplete right bundle branch block, left fascicular block, and first-degree AV block are the most frequent findings. No conscript presented with atrial fibrillation or flutter.
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- Richard Kobza
- Division of Cardiology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
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Brenyo AJ, Huang DT, Aktas MK. Congenital long and short QT syndromes. Cardiology 2012; 122:237-47. [PMID: 22906875 DOI: 10.1159/000339537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Congenital long and short QT syndromes are familial arrhythmias characterized by derangement of repolarization and a high risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. With growing understanding of these syndromes in both the medical and lay communities, diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties are increasingly faced by health care providers. Modern genomics has determined the mechanism of arrhythmia induction in these patients, resulting in specific medical therapies and improved risk stratification. This paper reviews the common presentations, genetic etiology, basic evaluation, risk stratification, and therapeutic approach for both syndromes. Particular attention is paid to the effect of the individual syndrome on the cardiac action potential and its correlate the surface 12 lead ECG. In conclusion, patients with long and short QT syndromes are at risk for sudden death, with accurate diagnosis, risk stratification, and resulting appropriate therapy favorably altering their outcome.
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- Andrew J Brenyo
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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