Ion channel abnormalities in cardiomyocytes may play an important role in the early stages of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the occurrence of arrhythmias.
Highlights the potential role of ion channel impairment in the early pathogenesis of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Sudden cardiac death is the most unpredictable and devastating consequence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, most often caused by persistent ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Although myocardial hypertrophy, fibrosis, and microvascular disorders are the main mechanisms of persistent reentrant ventricular arrhythmias in patients with advanced hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the cardiomyocyte mechanism based on ion channel abnormalities may play an important role in the early stages of the disease.
Zhang et al. (2023) conducted a review in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Ion channel abnormalities in cardiomyocytes may play an important role in the early stages of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the occurrence of arrhythmias.