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Sinus node function and ventricular repolarization during exercise stress test in long QT syndrome patients with KvLQT1 and HERG potassium channel defects.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Sept 1999
Swan H, Viitasalo M, Piippo K, Laitinen P, Kontula K, Toivonen L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to evaluate the QT interval and heart rate responses to exercise and recovery in gene and mutation type-specific subgroups of long QT syndrome (LQTS) patients. BACKGROUND: Reduced heart rate and repolarization abnormalities are encountered among long QT syndrome (LQTS) patients. The most common types of LQTS are LQT1 and LQT2. METHODS: An exercise stress test was performed in...
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