Cardiac hypertrophy: a risk factor for QT-prolongation and cardiac sudden death
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Cardiac hypertrophy: a risk factor for QT-prolongation and cardiac sudden death
Abstract
Cardiac hypertrophy was viewed as a compensatory response to hemodynamic stress. However, cumulative evidence obtained from studies using more advanced technologies in human patients and animal models suggests that cardiac hypertrophy is a maladaptive process of the heart in response to intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli. Although hypertrophy can normalize wall tension, it is a risk factor for QT-prolongation and cardiac sudden death. Studies using molecular biology techniques such as transgenic and knockout mice have revealed many important molecules that are involved in the development of heart hypertrophy and have demonstrated signaling pathways leading to the pathogenesis. With the same approach, the consequence of heart hypertrophy has been examined. The significance of hypertrophy in the development of overt heart failure has been demonstrated and several critical molecular pathways involved in the process were revealed. A comprehensive understanding of the threats of heart hypertrophy to patients has helped to develop novel treatment strategies. The recognition of hypertrophy as a major risk factor for QT-prolongation and cardiac sudden death is an important advance in cardiac medicine. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of this risk aspect are currently under extensively exploring. These studies would lead to more comprehensive approaches to prevention of potential life threatening arrhythmia and cardiac sudden death. The adaptation of new approaches such as functional genomics and proteomics will further advance our knowledge of heart hypertrophy.
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