Early repolarization syndrome: A cause of sudden cardiac death

Table 1 Heart Rhythm Society/European Heart Rhythm Association/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of primary inherited arrhythmia syndromes recommended criteria for the diagnosis of early repolarization

ER expert consensus recommendations on early repolarization diagnosis
ER syndrome is diagnosed in the presence of J-point elevation ≥ 1 mm in ≥ 2 contiguous inferior and/or lateral leads of a standard 12-lead ECG in a patient resuscitated from otherwise unexplained VF/polymorphic VT
ER syndrome can be diagnosed in an SCD victim with a negative autopsy and medical chart review with a previous ECG demonstrating J-point elevation ≥ 1 mm in ≥ 2 contiguous inferior and/or lateral leads of a standard 12-lead ECG
ER pattern can be diagnosed in the presence of J-point elevation ≥ 1 mm in ≥ 2 contiguous inferior and/or lateral leads of a standard 12-lead ECG

ER: Early repolarization; ECG: Electrocardiogram; SCD: Sudden cardiac death. Reproduced from ref.[50], with permission from the publisher.