Correspondence Arrhythmias in MELAS syndrome

Josef Finsterer (1) , Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub (2)

1 Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung
2 LR11IPT05 - Laboratoire de Génomique Biomédicale et Oncogénétique - Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory

With interest we read the article by Thomas et al. about a 44 year old female with MELAS syndrome due to the m.3243ANG mutation, which manifested cardiologically as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and episodes of supraventricular tachycardia requiring atenolol [1]. We have the following comments and concerns

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Josef Finsterer, Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub. Correspondence Arrhythmias in MELAS syndrome. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2016, ⟨10.1016/j.ymgmr.2016.03.008⟩. ⟨pasteur-01451418⟩