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Calcium channel antagonism reduces exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia patients with RyR2 mutations.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Feb 2005
Swan Heikki, Laitinen Päivi, Kontula Kimmo, Toivonen Lauri
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Calcium channel antagonism in RyR2 defects. INTRODUCTION: Recently, gain-of-function mutations of cardiac ryanodine receptor RyR2 gene have been identified as a cause of familial or catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. We examined the influence of the calcium channel blockers, verapamil and magnesium, on exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias in patients with RyR2 mutations....
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