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Table 1 Population characteristics

From: Cardiac rehabilitation in children and adolescents with long QT syndrome: the RYTHMO’FIT pilot study

Patient number

Age (years)

Sex

Type of LQTS

Genetic mutation

Diagnosis

QTc interval (ms)

Clinical background before rehabilitation

Medication

LQTS -score diagnosisa

#1

12

Male

LQT1

KCNQ1

Cardiac symptoms

440

Asymptomatic

Nadolol (40 mg daily)

1

#2

9

Male

LQT1

KCNQ1

Cardiac symptoms

497

Asymptomatic

Nadolol (40 mg daily)

5

#3

11

Male

LQT2

KCNH2

Prenatal genetic screening after known causal familial mutation

525

Bradycardia

Nadolol (50 mg daily)

5

#4

17

Male

LQT2

KCNH2

Cardiac symptoms

476

Syncope

Nadolol (80 mg daily)

4.5

#5

9

Female

LQT2

KCNH2

Genetic after known causal familial mutation

536

Refractory ventricular arrhythmia, ICD, cardiac sympathetic denervation

Nadolol (100 mg daily)

8

#6

13

Male

LQT1

KCNQ1

Incidental findings

466

Asymptomatic

Nadolol (70 mg daily)

2

#7

10

Male

LQT1

KCNQ1

Genetic after known causal familial mutation

423

Asymptomatic

Nadolol (40 mg daily)

1.5

#8

15

Male

LQT2

KCNH2

Genetic after known causal familial mutation

424

Syncope, implantable leadless cardiac monitor (REVEAL®)

Nadolol (40 mg daily)

1

  1. LQTS Long QT syndrome. ICD Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, QTc Corrected QT interval
  2. aSchwartz-score diagnostic criteria for long QT syndrome