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Molecular mechanisms of inherited ventricular arrhythmias.
Herz - 1 Dec 2002
Wichter Thomas, Schulze-Bahr Eric, Eckardt Lars, Paul Matthias, Levkau Bodo, Meyborg Matthias, Schäfers Michael, Haverkamp Wilhelm, Breithardt Günter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inherited ventricular arrhythmias such as the long QT syndrome (LQTS), Brugada syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (VF), and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) account for a relevant proportion of sudden cardiac death cases in young patients cohorts. The detailed pathogenetic mechanisms of inherited ventricular...
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