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Notched T wave

MedGen UID:
416962
Concept ID:
C2347367
Finding
Synonyms: Notched T Wave; Notched T-wave; T Wave Notched; T Wave Notched by ECG Finding; T Wave Notched by EKG Finding
 
HPO: HP:0034303

Definition

A bifid T-wave with a notch duration between the 2 peaks at least 0.04 sec and an amplitude at least 0.05 mV. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNotched T wave

Conditions with this feature

Long QT syndrome 2
MedGen UID:
462293
Concept ID:
C3150943
Disease or Syndrome
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac electrophysiologic disorder, characterized by QT prolongation and T-wave abnormalities on the EKG that are associated with tachyarrhythmias, typically the ventricular tachycardia torsade de pointes (TdP). TdP is usually self-terminating, thus causing a syncopal event, the most common symptom in individuals with LQTS. Such cardiac events typically occur during exercise and emotional stress, less frequently during sleep, and usually without warning. In some instances, TdP degenerates to ventricular fibrillation and causes aborted cardiac arrest (if the individual is defibrillated) or sudden death. Approximately 50% of untreated individuals with a pathogenic variant in one of the genes associated with LQTS have symptoms, usually one to a few syncopal events. While cardiac events may occur from infancy through middle age, they are most common from the preteen years through the 20s. Some types of LQTS are associated with a phenotype extending beyond cardiac arrhythmia. In addition to the prolonged QT interval, associations include muscle weakness and facial dysmorphism in Andersen-Tawil syndrome (LQTS type 7); hand/foot, facial, and neurodevelopmental features in Timothy syndrome (LQTS type 8); and profound sensorineural hearing loss in Jervell and Lange-Nielson syndrome.

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Thu-Thuy LT, Hayano M, Yano K
Jpn Heart J 2004 Mar;45(2):243-50. doi: 10.1536/jhj.45.243. PMID: 15090700
Nishizaki M, Ashikaga T, Yamawake N, Fujii H, Arita M, Sumitomo N, Sakurada H, Hiraoka M
Circ J 2002 Jan;66(1):35-40. doi: 10.1253/circj.66.35. PMID: 11999663
Khongphatthanayothin A, Lane J, Thomas D, Yen L, Chang D, Bubolz B
J Pediatr 1998 Jul;133(1):51-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70177-5. PMID: 9672510
Maruyama T, Fujino T, Fukuoka Y, Tsukamoto K, Mawatari S
Jpn Heart J 1995 Nov;36(6):741-50. doi: 10.1536/ihj.36.741. PMID: 8627980

Diagnosis

Ildarova R, Shkolnikova MA, Kharlap M, Bereznitskaya V, Kalinin L
J Electrocardiol 2012 May-Jun;45(3):237-43. Epub 2012 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.01.008. PMID: 22402334
Novotny T, Sisakova M, Kadlecova J, Florianova A, Semrad B, Gaillyova R, Vlasinova J, Chroust K, Toman O
Am J Cardiol 2004 Sep 15;94(6):808-11. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.070. PMID: 15374797
Thu-Thuy LT, Hayano M, Yano K
Jpn Heart J 2004 Mar;45(2):243-50. doi: 10.1536/jhj.45.243. PMID: 15090700
Yoshinaga M, Kamimura J, Fukushige T, Kusubae R, Shimago A, Nishi J, Kono Y, Nomura Y, Miyata K
Am J Cardiol 1999 May 15;83(10):1494-7, A8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00131-9. PMID: 10335770
Ahmed R, Yano K, Mitsuoka T, Ikeda S, Ichimaru M, Hashiba K
J Electrocardiol 1989 Apr;22(2):125-32. doi: 10.1016/0022-0736(89)90081-2. PMID: 2708929

Therapy

Ildarova R, Shkolnikova MA, Kharlap M, Bereznitskaya V, Kalinin L
J Electrocardiol 2012 May-Jun;45(3):237-43. Epub 2012 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.01.008. PMID: 22402334
Nishizaki M, Ashikaga T, Yamawake N, Fujii H, Arita M, Sumitomo N, Sakurada H, Hiraoka M
Circ J 2002 Jan;66(1):35-40. doi: 10.1253/circj.66.35. PMID: 11999663
Yoshinaga M, Kamimura J, Fukushige T, Kusubae R, Shimago A, Nishi J, Kono Y, Nomura Y, Miyata K
Am J Cardiol 1999 May 15;83(10):1494-7, A8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00131-9. PMID: 10335770
Khongphatthanayothin A, Lane J, Thomas D, Yen L, Chang D, Bubolz B
J Pediatr 1998 Jul;133(1):51-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70177-5. PMID: 9672510
Maruyama T, Fujino T, Fukuoka Y, Tsukamoto K, Mawatari S
Jpn Heart J 1995 Nov;36(6):741-50. doi: 10.1536/ihj.36.741. PMID: 8627980

Prognosis

Thu-Thuy LT, Hayano M, Yano K
Jpn Heart J 2004 Mar;45(2):243-50. doi: 10.1536/jhj.45.243. PMID: 15090700
Yoshinaga M, Kamimura J, Fukushige T, Kusubae R, Shimago A, Nishi J, Kono Y, Nomura Y, Miyata K
Am J Cardiol 1999 May 15;83(10):1494-7, A8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00131-9. PMID: 10335770

Clinical prediction guides

Novotny T, Sisakova M, Kadlecova J, Florianova A, Semrad B, Gaillyova R, Vlasinova J, Chroust K, Toman O
Am J Cardiol 2004 Sep 15;94(6):808-11. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.070. PMID: 15374797
Nishizaki M, Ashikaga T, Yamawake N, Fujii H, Arita M, Sumitomo N, Sakurada H, Hiraoka M
Circ J 2002 Jan;66(1):35-40. doi: 10.1253/circj.66.35. PMID: 11999663
Yoshinaga M, Kamimura J, Fukushige T, Kusubae R, Shimago A, Nishi J, Kono Y, Nomura Y, Miyata K
Am J Cardiol 1999 May 15;83(10):1494-7, A8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00131-9. PMID: 10335770
Maruyama T, Fujino T, Fukuoka Y, Tsukamoto K, Mawatari S
Jpn Heart J 1995 Nov;36(6):741-50. doi: 10.1536/ihj.36.741. PMID: 8627980
Ahmed R, Yano K, Mitsuoka T, Ikeda S, Ichimaru M, Hashiba K
J Electrocardiol 1989 Apr;22(2):125-32. doi: 10.1016/0022-0736(89)90081-2. PMID: 2708929

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