Flecainide therapy suppresses exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias in patients with CASQ2-associated catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
| Autor: | Miry Blich, Asaad Khoury, Lior Gepstein, Ibrahim Marai, Avraham Lorber, Monther Boulos, Mahmoud Suleiman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Combination therapy medicine.medical_treatment Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Ventricular tachycardia Ryanodine receptor 2 Sudden death Electrocardiography Young Adult Physiology (medical) Internal medicine medicine Calsequestrin Humans Flecainide Ryanodine receptor business.industry DNA Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator medicine.disease Death Sudden Cardiac Treatment Outcome Mutation Exercise Test Tachycardia Ventricular Cardiology Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Follow-Up Studies medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Heart Rhythm. 10:1671-1675 |
| ISSN: | 1547-5271 |
| Popis: | Background Calsequestrin-associated catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT2) can cause sudden death in young individuals in response to stress. Beta-blockers are the mainstay medical treatment for patients with CPVT2. However, they do not prevent syncope and sudden death in all patients. Flecainide was reported to reduce exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias (EIVA) in patients with ryanodine receptor-associated CPVT. The role of flecainide in CPVT2 is not known. Objective To summarize our experience in combining flecainide and beta-blockers in high-risk patients with CPVT2. Methods All patients with CPVT2 (10 patients) who have high-risk features (syncope, EIVA, or appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator [ICD] shocks) despite beta-blockers with or without calcium channel blockers were treated with a combination of flecainide and beta-blockers. Exercise test was done before and after beginning treatment with flecainide. Results All patients had EIVA and 4 had appropriate ICD shocks before flecainide treatment. EIVA-included frequent ventricular premature beats and or ventricular tachycardia during the exercise test while on high dose of beta-blockers with or without calcium channel blockers before treatment with flecainide. After combination therapy with flecainide and beta-blockers, EIVA were suppressed completely in all patients. During follow-up of 15.5 ± 10.4 months (range 2–29 months), 8 patients were free of symptoms and free of arrhythmias. Two patients had 1 VT storm episode with recurrent ICD shocks despite repeated normal stress test. Conclusions Flecainide can completely prevent ventricular arrhythmia during exercise and partially prevent recurrent ICD shocks in high-risk patients with CPVT2. |
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