Brunet-Garcia, Laia;
Ja, Johnson;
Field, Ella;
Norrish, Gabrielle;
Tollit, Jenny;
Shoshan, Jessica;
French, Nichola;
... Kaski, Juan Pablo; + view all
(2022)
Prevalence of Inherited Cardiac Conditions in Pediatric First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation.
Pediatric Cardiology
, 43
pp. 1114-1121.
10.1007/s00246-022-02831-1.
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Abstract
Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is diagnosed in out-of-hospital VF survivors after comprehensive investigations have excluded structural heart disease or inherited channelopathies. Current guidelines recommend clinical screening of first-degree relatives of IVF survivors, but this approach has not been validated in children. This study aimed to assess the yield of clinical cardiac screening in child first-degree relatives of IVF victims. A retrospective observational study was conducted of all consecutive pediatric first-degree relatives of IVF patients referred to our center between December 2007 and April 2020. Patients underwent systematic evaluation including medical and family history; 12-lead resting, signal-averaged, and ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG); echocardiogram; exercise testing; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; and ajmaline provocation testing. Sixty child first-degree relatives of 32 IVF survivors were included [median follow-up time of 55 months (IQR 27.0–87.0 months); 30 (50%) females]. Eight patients (13.3%) from 6 families (18.8%) received a cardiac diagnosis: long QT syndrome (n = 4); Brugada syndrome (n = 3); and dilated cardiomyopathy (n = 1). There were no deaths during follow-up. This study demonstrates a high yield of clinical screening for inherited cardiac disease in child first-degree relatives of IVF survivors. These findings highlight the variable expression of inherited cardiac conditions and the importance of comprehensive clinical evaluation in pediatric relatives, even when extensive investigations in the proband have not identified a clear etiology. Moreover, our results support the validity of the investigations proposed by current guidelines in family relatives of IVF survivors.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Prevalence of Inherited Cardiac Conditions in Pediatric First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00246-022-02831-1 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-022-02831-1 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, Pediatric population, First-degree relative, Sudden cardiac death, Inherited cardiac condition, Family screening |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10143426 |
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