[Recognizing rare cardiac diseases by electrocardiogram].
[Recognizing rare cardiac diseases by electrocardiogram].
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DE · Author affiliation · country only
Herzzentrum Marburg, Zentrum für Innere Medizin - SP Kardiologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstr., 35033, Marburg, Deutschland. grimmw@med.uni-marburg.de.Location evidence
Würzburg, DE · Author affiliation
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland.Location evidence
Gießen, DE · Author affiliation
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Gießen, Deutschland.Location evidence
Leipzig, DE · Author affiliation
Abteilung für Elektrophysiologie, Herzzentrum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.Location evidence
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Original abstract
A number of rare cardiac diseases can be recognized by electrocardiogram (ECG). This article illustrates the clinical importance of ECG as a key diagnostic tool to detect Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and channelopathies, which are frequently diagnosed late after one or more affected family members have become victims of sudden cardiac death. These channelopathies include long QT syndrome, short QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. In addition, typical ECG findings are frequently present in patients with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, digitalis intoxication, hyperkalemia, acute cor pulmonale due to pulmonary embolism, as well as severe left ventricular hypertrophy as in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.