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Hypokalemia-induced long QT syndrome with an underlying novel missense mutation in S4-S5 linker of KCNQ1.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Sept 2000
Kubota T, Shimizu W, Kamakura S, Horie M
Abstract excerpt
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is caused by mutations in at least five genes coding for cardiac potassium or sodium channels that regulate the duration of ventricular action potentials. Acquired LQTS often is associated with drugs or metabolic abnormalities. A 47-year-old woman who presented with marked QT prolongation (QTc = 620 msec(1/2)) and repeated episodes of torsades de pointes associated with...
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