Abstract:Cardiac arrhythmias are frequent manifestations of hereditary connective tissue disorders (HCTD). Such HCTD as Marfan syndrome (MS), the primary mitral valve prolapse are characterized by frequent supraventricular and ventricular extrasystoles, prolonged PQ and QT interval, reduced heart rate variability and frequent findings of other predictors of heart arrhythmias. Cardiac arrhythmias as well as their predictors in patients of young age with marfanoid habitus (MH) were not previously evaluated.
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