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Abnormal U wave

MedGen UID:
820422
Concept ID:
C3827674
Finding
Synonyms: U Wave Abnormality; U Wave Abnormality by ECG Finding; U Wave Abnormality by EKG Finding
 
HPO: HP:0025070

Definition

An anomaly of the U wave of the electrocardiogram (EKG). The U wave is a small (0.5 mm) deflection immediately following the T wave, usually in the same direction as the T wave. It is best seen in leads V2 and V3. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal U wave

Conditions with this feature

Long QT syndrome 9
MedGen UID:
395635
Concept ID:
C2678485
Disease or Syndrome
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac electrophysiologic disorder, characterized by QT prolongation and T-wave abnormalities on the EKG that are associated with tachyarrhythmias, typically the ventricular tachycardia torsade de pointes (TdP). TdP is usually self-terminating, thus causing a syncopal event, the most common symptom in individuals with LQTS. Such cardiac events typically occur during exercise and emotional stress, less frequently during sleep, and usually without warning. In some instances, TdP degenerates to ventricular fibrillation and causes aborted cardiac arrest (if the individual is defibrillated) or sudden death. Approximately 50% of untreated individuals with a pathogenic variant in one of the genes associated with LQTS have symptoms, usually one to a few syncopal events. While cardiac events may occur from infancy through middle age, they are most common from the preteen years through the 20s. Some types of LQTS are associated with a phenotype extending beyond cardiac arrhythmia. In addition to the prolonged QT interval, associations include muscle weakness and facial dysmorphism in Andersen-Tawil syndrome (LQTS type 7); hand/foot, facial, and neurodevelopmental features in Timothy syndrome (LQTS type 8); and profound sensorineural hearing loss in Jervell and Lange-Nielson syndrome.

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chari A, Munder M, Weisel K, Jenner M, Bygrave C, Petrucci MT, Boccadoro M, Cavo M, van de Donk NWCJ, Turgut M, Demirkan F, Karadogan I, Libby E, Kleiman R, Kuppens S, Bandekar R, Neff T, Heuck C, Qi M, Clemens PL, Goldschmidt H
Adv Ther 2021 Feb;38(2):1328-1341. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1007/s12325-020-01601-w. PMID: 33474705Free PMC Article
Dogan A, Tunc E, Ozturk M, Kerman M, Akhan G
Int J Clin Pract 2004 May;58(5):436-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00010.x. PMID: 15206497
Miwa S, Inoue T, Yokoyama M
Jpn Circ J 1994 Apr;58(4):248-58. doi: 10.1253/jcj.58.248. PMID: 8051783
Schweitzer P, Mark H
Am J Med 1983 Sep;75(3):393-401. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(83)90339-x. PMID: 6614027

Diagnosis

Dogan A, Tunc E, Ozturk M, Kerman M, Akhan G
Int J Clin Pract 2004 May;58(5):436-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00010.x. PMID: 15206497
Shaw TR
Q J Med 1981 Autumn;50(200):451-62. PMID: 7342170

Therapy

Chari A, Munder M, Weisel K, Jenner M, Bygrave C, Petrucci MT, Boccadoro M, Cavo M, van de Donk NWCJ, Turgut M, Demirkan F, Karadogan I, Libby E, Kleiman R, Kuppens S, Bandekar R, Neff T, Heuck C, Qi M, Clemens PL, Goldschmidt H
Adv Ther 2021 Feb;38(2):1328-1341. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1007/s12325-020-01601-w. PMID: 33474705Free PMC Article
Schweitzer P, Mark H
Am J Med 1983 Sep;75(3):393-401. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(83)90339-x. PMID: 6614027

Prognosis

Chari A, Munder M, Weisel K, Jenner M, Bygrave C, Petrucci MT, Boccadoro M, Cavo M, van de Donk NWCJ, Turgut M, Demirkan F, Karadogan I, Libby E, Kleiman R, Kuppens S, Bandekar R, Neff T, Heuck C, Qi M, Clemens PL, Goldschmidt H
Adv Ther 2021 Feb;38(2):1328-1341. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1007/s12325-020-01601-w. PMID: 33474705Free PMC Article
Dogan A, Tunc E, Ozturk M, Kerman M, Akhan G
Int J Clin Pract 2004 May;58(5):436-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00010.x. PMID: 15206497

Clinical prediction guides

Chari A, Munder M, Weisel K, Jenner M, Bygrave C, Petrucci MT, Boccadoro M, Cavo M, van de Donk NWCJ, Turgut M, Demirkan F, Karadogan I, Libby E, Kleiman R, Kuppens S, Bandekar R, Neff T, Heuck C, Qi M, Clemens PL, Goldschmidt H
Adv Ther 2021 Feb;38(2):1328-1341. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1007/s12325-020-01601-w. PMID: 33474705Free PMC Article
Dogan A, Tunc E, Ozturk M, Kerman M, Akhan G
Int J Clin Pract 2004 May;58(5):436-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00010.x. PMID: 15206497
Miwa S, Inoue T, Yokoyama M
Jpn Circ J 1994 Apr;58(4):248-58. doi: 10.1253/jcj.58.248. PMID: 8051783

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