[QTU pattern in a patient with the Anderson-Tawil syndrome]

Kardiol Pol. 2010 Mar;68(3):339-41; discussion 342.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is an autosomal dominant or sporadic disorder characterised by periodic paralysis, cardiac arrhythmias and dysmorphic features. Mutations in KCNJ2, which encodes the inward rectifier K+ channel Kir2.1 can be found in approximately 70% of ATS cases. The genetic mechanism in the remaining 30% of patients is still unknown. We present ECG of a 19-year-old man with the Andersen-Tawil syndrome. The standard ECG revealed prominent U wave with the ATS TU pattern.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Andersen Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Andersen Syndrome / genetics
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • KCNJ2 protein, human
  • Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying