Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in children-incidence and trends in detection, presentation and management.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To establish a birth rate for catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) diagnosed in childhood and observe trends in presentation and management.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic at The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, a paediatric tertiary referral network, New South Wales (NSW), Australia (2002-2021), where there are 86 000-97 000 live births/year.

Patients

Children diagnosed with CPVT aged 0-16 years.

Interventions

Clinical data were extracted and evaluated for trends. Using birth year data, the birth rate of CPVT detected in childhood was calculated.

Main outcome measures

Birth rate of CPVT detected in childhood in NSW (with post hoc comparison to New Zealand), trends i

SUBMITTER: Fitzgerald N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12772588 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature