Congenital long QT syndromes and Brugada syndrome: the arrhythmogenic ion channel disorders.

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Congenital long QT syndromes (LQTS) and Brugada syndrome are hereditary disorders of cardiac ion channels which result in life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death in patients with anatomically normal hearts. The pathogenesis of these dramatic events has been partially elucidated with the identification of the individual ion channels involved and understanding of the effect of some...

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