raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:228140

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare, genetic, cardiac rhythm disease characterized by ventricular fibrillation in the absence of any structural or functional heart disease, or known repolarization abnormalities. The presence of J waves is associated with a higher risk of nocturnal ventricular fibrillation events and a higher risk of recurrence.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIdiopathic ventricular fibrillation
frFibrillation ventriculaire idiopathique
deKammerflimmern, idiopathisches
esFibrilación ventricular idiopática
itFibrillazione ventricolare idiopaticaFibrillazione ventricolare parossistica familiare, tipo non-Brugada
nlIdiopathisch ventrikelfibrilleren
ptFibrilação ventricular idiopática
plIdiopatyczne migotanie komór, nie typu Brugada
csIdiopatická ventrikulární fibrilace, jiný než Brugadův typFamiliární paroxyzmální ventrikulární fibrilace, jiný než Brugadův typ
ukІдіопатичне фібриляція шлуночків, не тип БругадаСімейна пароксизмальна фібриляція шлуночків, не типу Бругада
zh非 Brugada型特发性心室颤动非 Brugada型家族性阵发性心室纤维性颤动
trİdiyopatik ventriküler fibrilasyon, Brugada tipi olmayanAilesel paroksismal ventriküler fibrilasyon, Brugada olmayan tipi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM603829Evalidated
OMIM612956BTNTvalidated
ICD-10I49.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11BC65.4Especificvalidated
UMLSC4510132Evalidated
GARD4227Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DPP6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3010ENSG000001302261261417q36.2dipeptidyl peptidase like 619285295[PMID]_21512816[PMID]
SCN5ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10593ENSG000001838736001633p22.2sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 510940383[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card