[Familial polymorph ventricular extrasystole associated with Pierre Robin syndrome]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1992 Nov;85(11):1559-62.
[Article in French]

Abstract

In a family of 9 persons over 3 generations, 6 had incessant polymorphic ventricular extrasystoles, often in salves, resembling unsustained bidirectional ventricular tachycardia. Ventricular repolarisation was abnormal with giant U waves. Five persons had suffered syncopes. All had a facial abnormality: one woman had a complete Pierre Robin syndrome with mandibular hypoplasia, glossoptos and cleft palate; in the other cases, minor forms were observed, with micrognathia and ogival palate. Two patients had bone abnormalities of the feet with total agenesis of the last 2 phalanges of several toes. This familial polymorphic ventricular extrasystole with repolarisation abnormalities has many features in common with the congenital long QT syndrome; associated with the Pierre Robin syndrome and bone abnormalities of the extremities it would seem to be a new multiple congenital abnormalities syndrome.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cardiac Complexes, Premature / complications
  • Cardiac Complexes, Premature / genetics*
  • Child
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Pierre Robin Syndrome / complications
  • Pierre Robin Syndrome / genetics*
  • Syncope / etiology