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Table 1 The clinical characteristics of patients with Brugada syndrome and long QT syndrome

From: Whole exome sequencing in Brugada and long QT syndromes revealed novel rare and potential pathogenic mutations related to the dysfunction of the cardiac sodium channel

No

DS

Sex

Age (years)

Onset of age (years)

Ventricular arrhythmia

Symptoms

ICD therapy

Drugs

Familial history

1

Brs

F

40

38

VT

Dizzy, syncope

refused

Beta blocker

No

2

LQTs

F

61

55

VF

Syncope

ICD

Beta blocker

No

3

Brs

M

72

65

VT

Syncope

refused

Beta blocker

Brother (SCD, 31-year-old)

4

Brs

M

48

47

VF

Amaurosis, syncope

ICD

No

No

5

Brs

M

46

45

VT, VF

Dizzy, amaurosis, syncope

ICD

No

No

6

Brs

M

60

57

VT, VF

Syncope

ICD

Beta blocker, mexiletine

No

7

Brs

M

57

47

No

Syncope

refused

No

Three brothers (Brs)

8

Brs

M

41

13

VF

Syncope

ICD

No

No

9

Brs

M

49

47

VT

Palpitation, chest distress

ICD

No

No

10

Brs

M

63

53

EPS induced VF

Dizzy, amaurosis,

ICD

No

No

11

Brs

M

22

22

VF

Syncope

ICD

No

No

12

Brs

F

51

51

VF

Syncope when wake up

ICD

No

No

13

LQTs

F

13

6

Tdp, VF

Sleeping syncope

ICD

Mexiletine

No

14

LQTs

F

19

16

VF

Palpitation, amaurosis, Syncope

ICD

Beta blocker, potassium magnesium aspartate

No

15

Brs

M

41

34

VF

Syncope

ICD

Beta blocker

No

16

Brs

M

54

53

EPS induced VF

Amaurosis, palpitation

ICD

No

No

17

Brs

M

32

31

VT, VF

Syncope, convulsion

ICD

Beta blocker, potassium

No

18

Brs

M

33

23

No

No

ICD

No

No

19

LQTs

F

35

30

VF

Syncope

ICD

Beta blocker

No

20

Brs

M

41

30

VF, AF

Amaurosis, syncope

ICD

No

No

21

LQTs

F

16

14

VF

Amaurosis, syncope

ICD

Beta blocker, pacing rate of 95 bpm

No

22

LQTs

F

16

12

VF

Syncope, chest distress

ICD

No

Mother (SCD, 33-year-old)

  1. DS diseases, M male, F female, AF atrial fibrillation, VT ventricular tachycardia, VF ventricular fibrillation, Tdp torsades de pointes, EPS electrophysiology study, SCD sudden cardiac death, ICD Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator,- loss of follow-up or lack of clinical data due to refuse of hospitalization