Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Fatal Cardiac Arrhythmias During Electronic Gaming in Patients With Genetically Mediated Heart Diseases
Authors' conclusion
Although anecdotal cases of electronic gaming-associated life-threatening arrhythmias have been reported, in this largest single-center study to date, we show that these are extremely rare occurrences.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with genetic heart diseases evaluated at Mayo Clinic's genetic heart rhythm clinic, July 2000–November 2022
- Participants
- 3,370 patients
- Outcome
- Prevalence of cardiac events in the setting of electronic gaming
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Cardiac event before diagnosis
1,079
32%
Electronic gaming-associated event before diagnosis (3 CPVT, 1 long QT syndrome, 1 premature ventricular contraction-triggered VF)
5 patients
0.5%
≥1 breakthrough cardiac event after diagnosis and treatment
431 patients
13%
Electronic gaming-associated breakthrough cardiac event (catecholamine-sensitive right outflow tract VT)
1
0.2%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
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