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The genetics of cardiac arrhythmias.
Biological research for nursing - 1 Apr 2005
Beery Theresa Terry
Abstract excerpt
Cardiac rhythm problems result in high levels of morbidity and mortality, with sudden arrhythmic death claiming approximately 300,000 lives in the United States each year. Investigations into the genetic contributions to rhythm and conduction disorders have found genes or loci associated with primary rhythm/conduction disorders such as familial atrial fibrillation and atrio-ventricular block, underscoring the...
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