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Diagnostic value of epinephrine test for genotyping LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 forms of congenital long QT syndrome.
Heart rhythm - 1 Sept 2004
Shimizu Wataru, Noda Takashi, Takaki Hiroshi, Nagaya Noritoshi, Satomi Kazuhiro, Kurita Takashi, Suyama Kazuhiro, Aihara Naohiko, Sunagawa Kenji, Echigo Shigeyuki, Miyamoto Yoshihiro, Yoshimasa Yasunao, Nakamura Kazufumi, Ohe Tohru, Towbin Jeffrey A, Priori Silvia G, Kamakura Shiro
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that epinephrine test may have diagnostic value for genotyping LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 forms of congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS). BACKGROUND: A differential response of dynamic QT interval to epinephrine infusion between LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 syndromes has been reported, indicating the potential diagnostic value of the epinephrine test for genotyping the...
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