HRS/EHRA/APHRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Inherited Primary Arrhythmia Syndromes
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Population
Patients with inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes, including individuals who survived cardiac arrest at a young age (<40 years), family members of sudden death victims, patients with possible/established channelopathy, and young patients with unexplained syncope.
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Intervention
Guideline-directed management including lifestyle changes, beta-blockers, left cardiac sympathetic denervation (LCSD), and ICD implantation.
This international consensus statement provides comprehensive expert guidance on the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes such as Long QT Syndrome.
Limitations
- Randomized and/or blinded studies do not exist in this field
- Most of the available data derive from registries
- Randomized and/or blinded studies do not exist in this field, so all recommendations are based on experts' opinions (Level of Evidence C).
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Implication
Guides diagnosis and management of inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes; extends prior consensus with current expert recommendations.
Cite This Study
Priori et al. (2013) conducted a review in Inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes. This international expert consensus statement provides clinical guidance and recommendations (Level of Evidence C) for the diagnosis and management of inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes.