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Long-Term Follow-Up of Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation in a Pediatric Population: Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Complications

Frontera, A; Vlachos, K; Kitamura, T; Mahida, S; Pillois, X; Fahy, G; Marquie, C; ... Derval, N; + view all (2019) Long-Term Follow-Up of Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation in a Pediatric Population: Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Complications. Journal of the American Heart Association , 8 (9) , Article e011172. 10.1161/JAHA.118.011172. Green open access

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Abstract

Background: The natural history and long‐term outcome in pediatric patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) are poorly characterized. We sought to define the clinical characteristics and long‐term outcomes of a pediatric cohort with an initial diagnosis of IVF. / Methods and Results: Patients were included from an International Registry of IVF (consisting of 496 patients). Inclusion criteria were: (1) VF with no identifiable cause following comprehensive analysis for ischemic, electrical or structural heart disease and (2) age ≤16 years. These included 54 pediatric IVF cases (age 12.7±3.7 years, 59% male) among whom 28 (52%) had a previous history of syncope (median 2 syncopal episodes [interquartile range 1]). Thirty‐six (67%) had VF in situations associated with high adrenergic tone. During a median 109±12 months of follow‐up, 31 patients (57%) had recurrence of ventricular arrhythmias, mainly VF. Two patients developed phenotypic expression of an inherited arrhythmia syndrome during follow‐up (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome, respectively). A total of 15 patients had positive genetic testing for inherited arrhythmia syndromes. Ten patients (18%) experienced device‐related complications. Three patients (6%) died, 2 due to VF storm. / Conclusions: In pediatric patients with IVF, a minority develop a definite clinical phenotype during long‐term follow‐up. Recurrent VF is common in this patient group.

Type: Article
Title: Long-Term Follow-Up of Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation in a Pediatric Population: Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Complications
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011172
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.011172
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley Blackwell. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Keywords: complications, defibrillator, idiopathic, syncope, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10073393
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