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Heart rate variability in patients with congenital long QT syndrome.
Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc - 1 Oct 2001
Perkiömäki J S, Zareba W, Couderc J P, Moss A J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) affecting myocardial repolarization is caused by mutations in different cardiac potassium or sodium channel genes. Adrenergic triggers are known to initiate life-threatening torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardias in LQTS patients, and anti-adrenergic therapy has been shown to be effective in many cases. Despite this well-documented adrenergic component, the...
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