Zusammenfassung
In Deutschland sterben pro Jahr mehr als 100 000 Menschen an einem plötzlichen Herztod.
Bei einer Großzahl der verstorbenen Personen liegt ursächlich eine strukturelle Herzerkrankung,
wie beispielsweise eine koronare Herzerkrankung oder eine dilatative Kardiomyopathie,
vor. Etwa 5 bis 10 % der plötzlichen Herztodesfälle betreffen allerdings strukturell
völlig herzgesunde Personen. Der Anteil jüngerer Menschen (< 40 Lebensjahre) beträgt
in dieser Gruppe sogar 10 bis 20 %. Bei älteren Personen sind koronare Herzerkrankung
und dilatative Kardiomyopathie für den überwiegenden Teil der plötzlichen Herztodesfälle
verantwortlich. Bei jüngeren Patienten sind neben strukturellen Erkrankungen des Herzmuskels
primär elektrische Erkrankungen des Herzens als Ursache des plötzlichen Todes als
wesentliche Differenzialdiagnose in Betracht zu ziehen. Dazu gehören das Long-QT-Syndrom,
das Short-QT-Syndrom, das Brugada-Syndrom und die katecholaminerge polymorphe ventrikuläre
Tachykardie. Tritt in einer Familie ein plötzlicher Herztod eines jungen Menschen
auf, kann durch eine detaillierte Familienanamnese inklusive EKG, Ergometrie und molekulargenetischer
Diagnostik in ca. 40 % eine Ursache gefunden werden. Durch diese Maßnahmen können
auch weitere, potenziell bedrohte Familienmitglieder identifiziert werden und durch
eine entsprechende Therapie vor einem arrhythmogenen Ereignis geschützt werden. Häufig
werden die Erkrankungen nicht erkannt, da sie bis zum Zeitpunkt des tödlichen Ereignisses
nicht selten ohne Symptome verlaufen oder Frühsymptome wie Synkopen als Prodromi verkannt
werden. Das konventionelle EKG gewinnt durch die Beschreibung des neuen Krankheitsbildes
Short-QT-Syndrom in der Differenzialdiagnose an Bedeutung.
Summary
In Germany more than 100 000 persons die each year from sudden cardiac death. In most
of them it is caused by structural heart disease, such as coronary heart disease or
dilated cardiomyopathy. However, about 5-10% cases of sudden death occur in persons
with structurally completely normal hearts. Young persons (under 40 years of age)
make up 10-20% of this group, while in older persons coronary heart disease and dilated
cardiomyopathy are by far the most common cause of sudden death. In young persons
primary electrical diseases should also be included in the differential diagnosis
of the cause of sudden death. These abnormalities include both long and short QT syndromes,
the Brugada syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. If
sudden death has occurred in a young person, a detailed history and investigation
of family members, including an electrocardiogram (ECG), ergometry and molecular diagnosis,
will reveal the underlying cause in approximately 40% of cases. The measures may also
identify other family members who are potentially at risk: appropriate treatment may
protect them from arrhythmogenic events. The underlying abnormality will often not
have been recognized, because quite commonly there will have been no symptoms before
the sudden death or early symptoms, such as syncope as prodromal event, may have been
misinterpreted. Conventional electrocardiography has gained importance in differential
diagnosis since the description of a new disease entity, the short QT syndrome.
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