Post myocardial ischemia-associated torsades de pointes in a patient carrying a KCNQ1 G643S variant

Intern Med. 2010;49(23):2587-91. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.4245. Epub 2010 Dec 1.

Abstract

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, which occurs during the subacute phase of myocardial infarction (MI) or ischemia and is not related to ongoing ischemia, has recently been reported. It has characteristics of typical pause-dependent torsades de pointes (TdP) following excessive QT prolongation (post MI/ischemia-associated TdP). We describe a male patient with post MI/ischemia-associated TdP. The patient experienced recurrent TdP with excessive QT prolongation 2 days after transient myocardial ischemia. Genetic screening of the major LQTS-causing genes identified a KCNQ1 G643S variant. This gene variant could be a genetic predisposition to the development of TdP during the subacute phase of MI/ischemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genetic Variation / genetics*
  • Humans
  • KCNQ1 Potassium Channel / genetics*
  • Long QT Syndrome / complications
  • Long QT Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Myocardial Ischemia / complications*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / genetics*
  • Torsades de Pointes / etiology*
  • Torsades de Pointes / genetics*

Substances

  • KCNQ1 Potassium Channel
  • KCNQ1 protein, human