Source Word
catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Noun
uncountable
an
autosomal
dominant
inherited
heart
disorder
caused
by
a
mutation
in
voltage
gated
ion
channels
and
resulting
in
arrhythmias.
CPVT
may
cause
exercise-induced
ventricular
arrhythmias
and/or
syncope
occurring
during
physical
activity
or
acute
emotion,
but
demonstrates
no
structural
problems
of
the
heart.
Ventricular
tachycardia
may
self-terminate
or
degenerate
into
ventricular
fibrillation,
causing
sudden
death
without
immediate
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.
The
majority
of
events
occur
during
childhood
and
more
than
60%
of
affected
individuals
will
have
a
first
episode
of
syncope
or
cardiac
arrest
by
age
20.
Japanese Meaning
電位依存性イオンチャネルの変異によって引き起こされる常染色体優性遺伝性の心疾患であり、運動や激しい感情などの際に誘発される心室性不整脈（心室頻拍）や失神を生じる可能性がある。心臓の構造自体には異常が認められず、心室頻拍は自然に終了する場合もあれば、心室細動に進展して即時の蘇生措置が行われなければ突然死に至ることがある。多くの症例は小児期に発症し、60％以上の患者が20歳までに失神や心停止の最初のエピソードを経験する。
Sense（1）
an
autosomal
dominant
inherited
heart
disorder
caused
by
a
mutation
in
voltage
gated
ion
channels
and
resulting
in
arrhythmias.
CPVT
may
cause
exercise-induced
ventricular
arrhythmias
and/or
syncope
occurring
during
physical
activity
or
acute
emotion,
but
demonstrates
no
structural
problems
of
the
heart.
Ventricular
tachycardia
may
self-terminate
or
degenerate
into
ventricular
fibrillation,
causing
sudden
death
without
immediate
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.
The
majority
of
events
occur
during
childhood
and
more
than
60%
of
affected
individuals
will
have
a
first
episode
of
syncope
or
cardiac
arrest
by
age
20.
（ abbreviation ）
