Aims Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited arrhythmic disease characterized by a coved ST-segment elevation in the right precordial electrocardiogram leads (type 1 ECG pattern) and is associated with a risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. In order to assess the predictive value of the Shanghai Score System for the presence of a SCN5A mutation in clinical practice, we studied a cohort of 125 patients with spontaneous or fever/drug-induced BrS type 1 ECG pattern, variably associated with symptoms and a positive family history.Methods The Shanghai Score System items were collected for each patient and PR and QRS complex intervals were measured. Patients were genotyped through a next-generation sequencing (NGS) custom panel for the presence of SCN5A mutations and the common SCN5A polymorphism (H558R).Results The total Shanghai Score was higher in SCN5A+ patients than in SCN5A- patients. The 81% of SCN5A+ patients and the 100% of patients with a SCN5A truncating variant exhibit a spontaneous type 1 ECG pattern. A significant increase in PR (P = 0.006) and QRS (P = 0.02) was detected in the SCN5A+ group. The presence of the common H558R polymorphism did not significantly correlate with any of the items of the Shanghai Score, nor with the total score of the system.Conclusion Data from our study suggest the usefulness of Shanghai Score collection in clinical practice in order to maximize genetic test appropriateness. Our data further highlight SCN5A mutations as a cause of conduction impairment in BrS patients.

SCN5A mutation is associated with a higher Shanghai Score in patients with type 1 Brugada ECG pattern / Tonelli, Laura; Balla, Cristina; Farnè, Marianna; Margutti, Alice; Maniscalchi, Eugenia Tiziana; De Feo, Gaetano; Di Domenico, Assunta; De Raffele, Martina; Percesepe, Antonio; Uliana, Vera; Barili, Valeria; Serra, Walter; Sassone, Biagio; Virzì, Santo; De Maria, Elia; Parmeggiani, Giulia; Assenza, Gabriele Egidy; Biagini, Elena; Parisi, Vanda; Biffi, Mauro; Carinci, Valeria; Perugini, Enrica; Imbrici, Paola; Ferlini, Alessandra; Bertini, Matteo; Selvatici, Rita; Gualandi, Francesca. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1558-2035. - 24:12(2023). [10.2459/JCM.0000000000001560]

SCN5A mutation is associated with a higher Shanghai Score in patients with type 1 Brugada ECG pattern

Percesepe, Antonio;Uliana, Vera;Barili, Valeria;
2023-01-01

Abstract

Aims Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited arrhythmic disease characterized by a coved ST-segment elevation in the right precordial electrocardiogram leads (type 1 ECG pattern) and is associated with a risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. In order to assess the predictive value of the Shanghai Score System for the presence of a SCN5A mutation in clinical practice, we studied a cohort of 125 patients with spontaneous or fever/drug-induced BrS type 1 ECG pattern, variably associated with symptoms and a positive family history.Methods The Shanghai Score System items were collected for each patient and PR and QRS complex intervals were measured. Patients were genotyped through a next-generation sequencing (NGS) custom panel for the presence of SCN5A mutations and the common SCN5A polymorphism (H558R).Results The total Shanghai Score was higher in SCN5A+ patients than in SCN5A- patients. The 81% of SCN5A+ patients and the 100% of patients with a SCN5A truncating variant exhibit a spontaneous type 1 ECG pattern. A significant increase in PR (P = 0.006) and QRS (P = 0.02) was detected in the SCN5A+ group. The presence of the common H558R polymorphism did not significantly correlate with any of the items of the Shanghai Score, nor with the total score of the system.Conclusion Data from our study suggest the usefulness of Shanghai Score collection in clinical practice in order to maximize genetic test appropriateness. Our data further highlight SCN5A mutations as a cause of conduction impairment in BrS patients.
2023
SCN5A mutation is associated with a higher Shanghai Score in patients with type 1 Brugada ECG pattern / Tonelli, Laura; Balla, Cristina; Farnè, Marianna; Margutti, Alice; Maniscalchi, Eugenia Tiziana; De Feo, Gaetano; Di Domenico, Assunta; De Raffele, Martina; Percesepe, Antonio; Uliana, Vera; Barili, Valeria; Serra, Walter; Sassone, Biagio; Virzì, Santo; De Maria, Elia; Parmeggiani, Giulia; Assenza, Gabriele Egidy; Biagini, Elena; Parisi, Vanda; Biffi, Mauro; Carinci, Valeria; Perugini, Enrica; Imbrici, Paola; Ferlini, Alessandra; Bertini, Matteo; Selvatici, Rita; Gualandi, Francesca. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1558-2035. - 24:12(2023). [10.2459/JCM.0000000000001560]
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