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. 2018 May-Jun;18(3):91-94.
doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2018.01.003. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

Genetic variants in post myocardial infarction patients presenting with electrical storm of unstable ventricular tachycardia

Advithi Rangaraju  1 , Shuba Krishnan  2 , G Aparna  2 , Satish Sankaran  3 , Ashraf U Mannan  2 , B Hygriv Rao  4
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Genetic variants in post myocardial infarction patients presenting with electrical storm of unstable ventricular tachycardia

Advithi Rangaraju et al. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2018 May-Jun.

Abstract

Electrical storm (ES) is a life threatening clinical situation. Though a few clinical pointers exist, the occurrence of ES in a patient with remote myocardial infarction (MI) is generally unpredictable. Genetic markers for this entity have not been studied. In the present study, we carried out genetic screening in patients with remote myocardial infarction presenting with ES by next generation sequencing and identified 25 rare variants in 19 genes predominantly in RYR2, SCN5A, KCNJ11, KCNE1 and KCNH2, CACNA1B, CACNA1C, CACNA1D and desmosomal genes - DSP and DSG2 that could potentially be implicated in electrical storm. These genes have been previously reported to be associated with inherited syndromes of Sudden Cardiac Death. The present study suggests that the genetic architecture in patients with remote MI and ES of unstable ventricular tachycardia may be similar to that of Ion channelopathies. Identification of these variants may identify post MI patients who are predisposed to develop electrical storm and help in risk stratification.

Keywords: Cardiac ion channels; Electrical storm; Ischemic cardiomyopathy; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular tachycardia.

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