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Heart rate dependence of the QT interval duration: differences among congenital long QT syndrome subtypes.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 May 2004
Nemec Jan, Buncová Marie, Bůlková Veronika, Hejlik Joseph, Winter Bruce, Shen Win-Kuang, Ackerman Michael J
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The heart rate dependence of QT interval duration is abnormal in patients with congenital long QT syndrome. Patients with LQT1 have a defective I(Ks) current, a major determinant of QT response to heart rate. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied the heart rate dependence of QT interval duration in different long QT syndrome genotypes and control subjects using computerized QT measurements obtained from...
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