Effects of flecainide in patients with new SCN5A mutation: mutation-specific therapy for long-QT syndrome?
Circulation
; 101(14): 1698-706, 2000 Apr 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Mutations in the cardiac sodium channel gene (SCN5A) can cause one variant of the congenital long-QT syndrome. The effects of some of these mutations on the alpha-subunit channel properties can be blocked by type Ib antiarrhythmic drugs. Recently, we have described a new SCN5A mutation (D1790G) that affects the channel properties in a manner suggesting that sodium blockers of the Ib type will be ineffective in carriers of this mutation. Hence, the ECG effects of flecainide-acetate, a type Ic sodium blocker, were evaluated in carriers of this mutation. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Eight asymptomatic mutation carriers and 5 control subjects were studied. Intravenous lidocaine was tested first in only 2 mutation carriers and had no significant effect on any ECG parameter. Flecainide significantly shortened all heart rate-corrected repolarization duration parameters only in carriers and not in controlsubjects:
QT(c) shortened by 9.5% (from 517+/-45 to 468+/-36 ms, P=0.011), and the S-offset to T-onset interval shortened by 64.7% (from 187+/-88 to 66+/-50 ms, P=0.0092). Flecainide also normalized the marked baseline repolarization dispersion in most mutation carriers. These effects among carriers were maintained during long-term (9 to 17 months) outpatient flecainide therapy with no adverse effects.CONCLUSIONS:
This report is the first to describe SCN5A mutation carriers who significantly responded to flecainide therapy yet did not respond to lidocaine. These results have important implications for long-QT allele-specific therapeutic strategies.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome do QT Longo
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Canais de Sódio
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Flecainida
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Antiarrítmicos
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Mutação
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Circulation
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel