Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing

CPVT is a rare inherited channelopathy which predisposes patients to malignant ventricular arrhythmias during exercise or stress. Although exceptionally rare, the diagnosis can be made in individuals over 40 years.

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Main Authors: Hrib Luciana Andreea, Hadarag Andra Valeria, Casian Mihnea, Papadakis Michael
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2025-03-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Cardiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2025-0001
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spelling doaj-art-85b45ef74c0141d2acdd1b16899ff3662025-08-20T02:28:50ZengSciendoRomanian Journal of Cardiology2734-63822025-03-01351596310.2478/rjc-2025-0001Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testingHrib Luciana Andreea0Hadarag Andra Valeria1Casian Mihnea2Papadakis Michael31Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bulevardul Eroii Sanitari 8, Bucharest, Romania, 0504741Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bulevardul Eroii Sanitari 8, Bucharest, Romania, 0504741Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bulevardul Eroii Sanitari 8, Bucharest, Romania, 0504743St. George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, United Kingdom, SW170QTCPVT is a rare inherited channelopathy which predisposes patients to malignant ventricular arrhythmias during exercise or stress. Although exceptionally rare, the diagnosis can be made in individuals over 40 years.https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2025-0001channelopathygenetic testcardiac arrestarrhythmiascanalopatietestare geneticămoarte subită cardiacăaritmii
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Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing
Romanian Journal of Cardiology
channelopathy
genetic test
cardiac arrest
arrhythmias
canalopatie
testare genetică
moarte subită cardiacă
aritmii
title Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing
title_full Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing
title_fullStr Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing
title_full_unstemmed Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing
title_short Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing
title_sort too old for a life threatening inherited cardiac condition the importance of cascade genetic testing
topic channelopathy
genetic test
cardiac arrest
arrhythmias
canalopatie
testare genetică
moarte subită cardiacă
aritmii
url https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2025-0001
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