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  • 简介:Wolff-Parkinson-White(WPW)syndromeisacongenitaldisorderofcardiacconductionsystemcharacterizedbyelectrocardiographicpreexcitationandepisodesofparoxysmalsupraventriculartachycardia.Itiscausedbyacardiacdevelopmentaldefectintheelectricalinsulationbetweentheatriaandtheventriclesduetothepresenceofanaccessorypathway.WPWsyndromeisacommoncauseofsupraventriculartachycardiawithbenignprognosis.However,thisclinicalentityalsopredisposespatientstoanincreasedriskofsuddencardiacdeath,especiallyinthesettingofpreexcitedatrialfibrillation.WPWsyndromeisusuallysporadicandofunknownetiologyinmostcases.Duringthepast10years,asignificantheritablefactorisincreasinglyrecognized.IdentificationofthegeneticbasisamongpatientswithWPWsyndromehasimportantimplicationsforunderstandingthemolecularmechanismofventricularpreexcitationandthedevelopmentoftherapeuticstrategiesforriskstratificationandmanagement.Thegoalofthisreviewistoexaminethepreviousstudiesonhereditaryvariants,aswellastooutlinepotentialfutureavenuestowarddefiningtheheritabilityofWPWsyndrome.

  • 标签: WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME VENTRICULAR preexcitation GENETICS