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      A case report of a young patient with both Brugada and long QT3 syndrome: between the hammer and the anvil

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          Background

          Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited disorder associated with increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. The most common genetic alteration is a loss of function mutation of SCN5A gene. Several mutations in SCN5A gene were found to be associated with an overlap phenotype of both BrS and long QT3 (LQT3) syndrome.

          Case summary

          We report of a 29-year-old man with familial LQT3 syndrome that was diagnosed at age 6 during evaluation of syncope. He has been treated for several years with Flecainide. Now presented with recurrent episodes of syncope. Electrocardiogram (ECG) upon admission was notable for Brugada type 1 pattern that was attenuated after Flecainide was discontinued. Genetic analysis revealed SCN5A 1790D>G mutation that is associated with overlap of LQT3 and BrS. Due to recurrent syncope and difficult management of both LQT3 and BrS, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted together with beta-blockers treatment. The patient was discharged home with no evidence of Brugada type 1 pattern on his ECG. He had no further syncope or arrhythmias during 6 months of follow-up.

          Discussion

          There are few reports describing the phenotypic overlap between LQT3 and BrS. Despite the confirmed genetic link between both syndromes, their management strategy is controversial. In particularly, the treatment with sodium channel blockers for LQT3 syndrome may increase the risk for arrhythmias in patients with coexisting BrS. The present case demonstrates the link between LQT3 and BrS and the difficult dilemma in the management of these patients.

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          HRS/EHRA/APHRS expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of patients with inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes: document endorsed by HRS, EHRA, and APHRS in May 2013 and by ACCF, AHA, PACES, and AEPC in June 2013.

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            Genetic testing in the long QT syndrome: development and validation of an efficient approach to genotyping in clinical practice.

            In long QT syndrome (LQTS), disease severity and response to therapy vary according to the genetic loci. There exists a critical need to devise strategies to expedite genetic analysis. To perform genetic screening in patients with LQTS to determine the yield of genetic testing, as well as the type and the prevalence of mutations. We investigated whether the detection of a set of frequently mutated codons in the KCNQ1, KCNH2, and SCN5A genes may translate in a novel strategy for rapid efficient genetic testing of 430 consecutive patients referred to our center between June 1996 and June 2004. The entire coding regions of KCNQ1, KCNH2, SCN5A, KCNE1, and KCNE2 were screened by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and DNA sequencing. The frequency and the type of mutations were defined to identify a set of recurring mutations. A separate cohort of 75 consecutive probands was used as a validation group to quantify prospectively the prevalence of the recurring mutations identified in the primary LQTS population. Development of a novel approach to LQTS genotyping. We identified 235 different mutations, 138 of which were novel, in 310 (72%) of 430 probands (49% KCNQ1, 39% KCNH2, 10% SCN5A, 1.7% KCNE1, and 0.7% KCNE2). Fifty-eight percent of probands carried nonprivate mutations in 64 codons of KCNQ1, KCNH2, and SCN5A genes. A similar occurrence of mutations at these codons (52%) was confirmed in the prospective cohort of 75 probands and in previously published LQTS cohorts. We have developed an approach to improve the efficiency of genetic screening for LQTS. This novel method may facilitate wider access to genotyping resulting in better risk stratification and treatment of LQTS patients.
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              A single Na(+) channel mutation causing both long-QT and Brugada syndromes.

              Mutations in SCN5A, the gene encoding the cardiac Na(+) channel, have been identified in 2 distinct diseases associated with sudden death: one form of the long-QT syndrome (LQT(3)) and the Brugada syndrome. We have screened SCN5A in a large 8-generation kindred characterized by a high incidence of nocturnal sudden death, and QT-interval prolongation and the "Brugada ECG" occurring in the same subjects. An insertion of 3 nucleotides (TGA) at position 5537, predicted to cause an insertion of aspartic acid (1795insD) in the C-terminal domain of the protein, was linked to the phenotype and was identified in all electrocardiographically affected family members. ECGs were obtained from 79 adults with a defined genetic status (carriers, n=43; noncarriers, n=36). In affected individuals, PR and QRS durations and QT intervals are prolonged (P<0.0001 for all parameters). ST segment elevation in the right precordial leads is present as well (P<0.0001). Twenty-five family members died suddenly, 16 of them during the night. Expression of wild-type and mutant Na(+) channels in Xenopus oocytes revealed that the 1795insD mutation gives rise to a 7.3-mV negative shift of the steady-state inactivation curve and an 8.1-mV positive shift of the steady-state activation curve. The functional consequence of both shifts is likely to be a reduced Na(+) current during the upstroke of the action potential. LQT(3) and Brugada syndrome are allelic disorders but may also share a common genotype.
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                Eur Heart J Case Rep
                Eur Heart J Case Rep
                ehjcr
                European Heart Journal: Case Reports
                Oxford University Press
                2514-2119
                March 2021
                22 March 2021
                22 March 2021
                : 5
                : 3
                : ytab053
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                Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , PO Box 141, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel For the podcast associated with this article, please visit https://academic.oup.com/ehjcr/pages/podcast
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                ytab053
                10.1093/ehjcr/ytab053
                8543550
                6d3a1467-0c8e-469e-a3f5-d80ea1774f00
                © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.

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                History
                : 13 June 2020
                : 17 September 2020
                : 29 January 2021
                Page count
                Pages: 5
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                Case Report
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                brugada syndrome,long qt syndrome,implantable cardioverter-defibrillator,case report

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