Reduction of complex ventricular ectopy and improvement in exercise capacity with flecainide therapy in Andersen-Tawil syndrome

Europace. 2008 Aug;10(8):1006-8. doi: 10.1093/europace/eun180. Epub 2008 Jul 11.

Abstract

Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is a rare inherited autosomal disorder characterized by the clinical triad of ventricular arrhythmias, hypokalaemic periodic paralyses, and skeletal developmental abnormalities, resulting in dysmorphic features. Although ATS patients have a high incidence of ventricular arrhythmias, the occurrence of sudden cardiac death is rare. In this report, we describe the successful use of flecainide in an ATS patient with a considerable ventricular arrhythmia burden who had not demonstrated any response to conventional beta-blocker therapy used in conjunction with potassium (K(+)) supplementation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / administration & dosage
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Exercise Test
  • Exercise Tolerance
  • Flecainide / administration & dosage*
  • Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Potassium / administration & dosage*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Premature Complexes / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Flecainide
  • Potassium