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Spectrum and frequency of cardiac channel defects in swimming-triggered arrhythmia syndromes.
Circulation - 12 Oct 2004
Choi Grace, Kopplin Laura J, Tester David J, Will Melissa L, Haglund Carla M, Ackerman Michael J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Swimming is a relatively genotype-specific arrhythmogenic trigger for type 1 long-QT syndrome (LQT1). We hypothesize that mimickers of concealed LQT1, namely catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), may also underlie swimming-triggered cardiac events. METHODS AND RESULTS: Between August 1997 and May 2003, 388 consecutive, unrelated patients were referred specifically for LQTS...
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