HRS Board Review 2025 New Courses (Reviewers Copy)-Workshop 1_Electrocardiographic_London_2025

Workshop 1_Electrocardiographic_London_2025_case 1

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Video Summary

Dr. Barry London, Director of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Iowa, discusses electrocardiographic correlations in a workshop. He presents ten cases, including one about CV, a 54-year-old with no heart symptoms and a family history of a cardiac arrest. Genetic testing revealed a KCNQ1 mutation linked to Long QT syndrome. Despite the mutation's presence, CV shows no symptoms, highlighting incomplete penetrance. Dr. London discusses whether exercise stress tests can assist in diagnosing Long QT types 1 and 2, and evaluates CV’s condition in the context of family history and genetic findings.

Keywords

Long QT syndrome

KCNQ1 mutation

electrocardiographic correlations

genetic testing

exercise stress tests