J-Wave syndromes expert consensus conference report: emerging concepts and gaps in knowledge

C Antzelevitch, GX Yan, MJ Ackerman, M Borggrefe… - Europace, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The J-wave syndromes (JWSs), consisting of the Brugada syndrome (BrS) and early
repolarization syndrome (ERS), have captured the interest of the cardiology community over …

Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevent sudden death: Position paper from the EHRA and the EACPR, branches of the ESC …

L Mont, A Pelliccia, S Sharma, A Biffi, M Borjesson… - Ep …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) associated with athletic activity is a rare but devastating event.
Victims are usually young and apparently healthy, and while many of these deaths remain …

[PDF][PDF] Guía ESC 2016 sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la fibrilación auricular, desarrollada en colaboración con la EACTS

S Benussi, D Kotecha, A Ahlsson… - Rev Esp …, 2017 - sedeelectronica.comcordoba.com
Se recomienda a los profesionales de la salud que tengan en consideración la presente
guía de la ESC/EACTS en la toma de decisiones clínicas en su ejercicio diario, así como en …

The future of atrial fibrillation management: integrated care and stratified therapy

P Kirchhof - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Atrial fibrillation is one of the major cardiovascular health problems: it is a common, chronic
condition, affecting 2–3% of the population in Europe and the USA and requiring 1–3% of …

The definition of the Brugada syndrome

J Sieira, P Brugada - European heart journal, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Brugada syndrome (BS) is an inherited disease characterized by a coved-type ST-segment
elevation in the right precordial leads and increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), in …

[HTML][HTML] Human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for investigation of disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies in inherited arrhythmia syndromes: strengths and …

S Casini, AO Verkerk, CA Remme - Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2017 - Springer
During the last two decades, significant progress has been made in the identification of
genetic defects underlying inherited arrhythmia syndromes, which has provided some …

[HTML][HTML] Epicardial substrate ablation for Brugada syndrome

K Nademanee, M Hocini, M Haïssaguerre - Heart Rhythm, 2017 - Elsevier
Brugada syndrome (BrS), characterized by the presence of coved-type ST-segment
elevation followed by T-wave inversion in the right precordial electrocardiogram (ECG) …

Gene-Based Risk Stratification for Cardiac Disorders in LMNA Mutation Carriers

S Nishiuchi, T Makiyama, T Aiba… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Mutations in LMNA (lamin A/C), which encodes lamin A and C, typically cause
age-dependent cardiac phenotypes, including dilated cardiomyopathy, cardiac conduction …

Sodium permeable and “hypersensitive” TREK1 channels cause ventricular tachycardia

N Decher, B OrtizBonnin, C Friedrich… - EMBO molecular …, 2017 - embopress.org
In a patient with right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) tachycardia, we identified a
heterozygous point mutation in the selectivity filter of the stretchactivated K2P potassium …

Prognosis, risk stratification, and management of asymptomatic individuals with Brugada syndrome: a systematic review

KP Letsas, D Asvestas, A Baranchuk… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a primary electrical disease associated with increased risk of
sudden cardiac death due to polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias. The prognosis, risk …