Early repolarization syndrome (ERS), demonstrated as J-point elevation have been linked to a considerable risk of life - threatening arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. The prevalence of ERS varies between 3% and 24%, depending on age, sex and J-point elevation (0.05 mV vs 0.1 mV). This article provides an outline of ERS as a risk of life associated with arrhythmias. ERS is an electrocardiographic (ECG) entity characterized by J-point elevation manifested as QRS slurring, ST segment elevation with upper concavity and prominent T-waves in two contiguous leads.
ERS patients are sporadic and they are at a higher risk of having recurrent cardiac events. Cellular, genetic and molecular considerations for ERS The pathophysiologic basis of the ERS is currently not fully understood. However, hypothesis implicates that this may be related to either an increased susceptibility or…
