CONGRESS ABSTRACT

Case presentation: A 53‐year‐old man, with no family history of sudden cardiac death (SCD), was admitted to the Emergency Department for transient of loss consciousness (TLOC) and facial trauma. The TLOC occurred at rest, in an upright position, without prodromes and/or specific triggers. At admission, the body temperature was…

A 34-year-old woman with a known spontaneous type 1 Brugada ECG pattern presented to the emergency department after a syncopal episode. Her medical history included a likely pathogenic SCN5A gene variant (with both her father and son affected) and a family history of sudden cardiac death. She was admitted…

Background Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) is the autosomal recessive form of long QT syndrome characterized by congenital deafness and a high risk of malignant arrhythmias in early childhood. We report 2 cases of preschool children highlighting clinical presentation and differences in arrhythmic triggers. Case 1 A 2-year-old boy,…

We present the case of a 31-year-old woman, affected by congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) diagnosed at ten weeks of pregnancy. Family history showed a case of sudden cardiac death (SCD): a paternal uncle died suddenly at the age of 40 years. The patient had experienced recurrent episodes of…

A 55-year-old Caucasian male presented to the emergency department for syncope. His past medical and familiar history was unremarkable. ECG showed sinus rhythm with Brugada-like V1-V2 pattern (no diagnostic type 1 pattern in standard and high intercostal leads). Laboratory tests, echocardiography, and chest X-ray were normal. Continuous ECG monitoring…

Background: Early-onset isolated atrial fibrillation (AF) is often characterized by a complex genetic substrate, including rare variants with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity, related to channelopathies or cardiomyopathies. We describe a familial case. Cases: The proband is a competitive male athlete evaluated in 2012 at age 10 for asymptomatic…

Malignant early repolarization syndrome (ERS) and inherited cardiac channelopathies are important causes of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in young individuals with structurally normal hearts. Diagnosis remains challenging due to dynamic electrocardiographic findings and the absence of overt structural abnormalities. We report the case of a 22-year-old male with no…