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Familial aggregation of QT-interval variability in a general population: results from the NHLBI Family Heart Study.
Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 2001
Hong Y, Rautaharju P M, Hopkins P N, Arnett D K, Djoussé L, Pankow J S, Sholinsky P, Rao D C, Province M A
Abstract excerpt
QT-interval prolongation is associated with increased risk of cardiac death. Although information on genetics and molecular mechanisms of the congenital long QT syndrome is mounting, limited data are available on the genetics of QT interval in the general population. Heart rate adjusted QT intervals (Bazett's QTc, and QT index (QTI)) were assessed by electrocardiography in 2399 members aged 25-91 years of 468...
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