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Modulation of HERG potassium channels by extracellular magnesium and quinidine.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology - 1 Feb 1999
Po S S, Wang D W, Yang I C, Johnson J P, Nie L, Bennett P B
Abstract excerpt
Torsades de pointes is a polymorphic ventricular arrhythmia resulting from congenital or drug-induced (acquired) QT prolongation. Pharmacologic suppression of repolarizing potassium currents is one mechanism causing the acquired long QT (LQT) syndrome. Recent studies have linked mutations in a gene encoding a potassium channel subunit (HERG) to the LQT syndrome. Clinical experience indicates that intravenous...
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