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SUBMITTER: Lieve KV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4939313 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lieve Krystien Vv KV Wilde Arthur A AA van der Werf Christian C
Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review 20160501 1
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare but severe genetic cardiac arrhythmia disorder, with symptoms including syncope and sudden cardiac death due to polymorphic VT or ventricular fibrillation typically triggered by exercise or emotions in the absence of structural heart disease. The cornerstone of medical therapy for CPVT is β-blockers. However, recently flecainide has been added to the therapeutic arsenal for CPVT. In this review we summarise current data on th ...[more]