Table 1.
Baseline Demographics of Cohort
Sex (male/female) | 32/40 |
Age at diagnosis (yr) | 11±10 |
Age at LCSD (yr) | 14±10 |
Baseline QTc (ms) | 505±56 |
ICD pre-LCSD, no. (%) | 18 (28%) |
B-blocker, no. (%) | 67 (93%) |
Genotype positive, no. (%) | 67 (93%) |
LQT1 | 36 (50%) |
LQT2 | 17 (24%) |
LQT3 | 5 (7%) |
JLNS | 6 (8%) |
Other | 3 (4%) |
Genotype negative/Phenotype positive | 4 (6%) |
Symptom at diagnosis, no. (%) | 38 (53%) |
None | 34 (47%) |
Syncope | 26 (36%) |
Cardiac arrest | 7 (10%) |
Fetal arrhythmia | 5 (7%) |
Indication for LCSD, no. (%) | |
Beta-blocker intolerance | 28 (39%) |
Additional protection | 19 (26%) |
Breakthrough cardiac events | 15 (21%) |
Severe LQTS/high-risk | 10 (14%) |