Beta-blocker therapy for long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: Are all beta-blockers equivalent?
Beta-blocker therapy for long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: Are all beta-blockers equivalent?
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DOI:
10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.09.012
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2017-01-01
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5.5
通讯作者:
Gold, Michael R.
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Ackerman, Michael J.;Priori, Silvia G.;Gold, Michael R.
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) are 2 of the most common cardiac channelopathies. Among patients who have experienced an LQTS-triggered cardiac event (arrhythmic syncope, arrhythmic syncope followed by seizures, or aborted cardiac arrest), the untreated natural history is grim, with > 50% mortality at 15 years.(1) Today, however, early diagnosis facilitate simple mentation of appropriate therapy, and the incidence of sudden death has dropped significantly.(1) Treatment strategies for these conditions have expanded to include drug therapy, denervation surgery, or implantable devices.(2,3)Importantly, drug therapy with beta-blockers represents the therapeutic main stay for both LQTS and CPVT. The 2013 HRS/EHRA/APHRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Inherited Primary Arrhythmia and the 2015 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death call for universal beta-blocker therapy as a first approach in all patients with either LQTS or CPVT, except in cases in which the patient presents with LQTS/CPVT-triggered sudden cardiac arrest.(2,4) Table 1 shows how beta-blocker usage is considered first-line therapy in these channelopathies.(2,4)