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Swimming, a gene-specific arrhythmogenic trigger for inherited long QT syndrome.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 Nov 1999
Ackerman M J, Tester D J, Porter C J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the genetic basis for long QT syndrome (LQTS) in a cohort of patients with a personal history or an extended family history of a swimming-triggered cardiac event. PATIENTS AND METHODS: After review of the Mayo Clinic unit medical record system, blood samples or archived autopsy tissue samples were obtained from a retrospective cohort of 35 cases diagnosed as having autosomal dominant LQTS....
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