The main inherited cardiac arrhythmias are long QT syndrome, short QT syndrome,
catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and Brugada syndrome. These rare …

Many widely used medications may cause or exacerbate a variety of arrhythmias. Numerous
antiarrhythmic agents, antimicrobial drugs, psychotropic medications, and methadone, as …

This international multidisciplinary document intends to provide clinicians with evidence-
based practical patient-centered recommendations for evaluating patients and decedents …

The present document has been conceived as the European update to the American
College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/ESC 2006 Guidelines for …

A unique and highly versatile technique, stress echocardiography (SE) is increasingly
recognized for its utility in the evaluation of non-ischaemic heart disease. SE allows for …

This international consensus statement is the collaborative effort of three medical societies
representing electrophysiology in North America, Europe and Asian-Pacific area: the Heart …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) and arrhythmia represent a major worldwide public health
problem, accounting for 15–20% of all deaths. Early resuscitation and defibrillation remains …

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterised by heart rate corrected QT interval
prolongation and life-threatening arrhythmias, leading to syncope and sudden death …

1From Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; 2Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri University of
Pavia, Pavia, Italy and New York University, New York, New York; 3University Hospital …

Background—The congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is caused by mutations on several
genes, all of which encode cardiac ion channels. The progressive understanding of the …