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Double SCN5A mutation underlying asymptomatic Brugada syndrome.
Heart rhythm - 1 Mar 2005
Yokoi Hisataka, Makita Naomasa, Sasaki Koji, Takagi Yasuhiro, Okumura Yasuo, Nishino Tetsuo, Makiyama Takeru, Kitabatake Akira, Horie Minoru, Watanabe Ichiro, Tsutsui Hiroyuki
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify risk markers in patients with Brugada syndrome. BACKGROUND: Patients with Brugada syndrome who experience syncope or aborted sudden death are at high risk for recurrent lethal arrhythmias. The prognosis and therapeutic approaches in asymptomatic individuals with a Brugada-type ECG (asymptomatic Brugada syndrome) are controversial. METHODS: We genetically...
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