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Nav1.5/R1193Q polymorphism is associated with both long QT and Brugada syndromes.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 15 Mar 2006
Huang H, Zhao Juan, Barrane Fatima-Zahra, Champagne Jean, Chahine Mohamed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Brugada syndrome (BS) and long QT syndrome (LQTS) are electrical disorders with a genetic background. They are revealed on surface electrocardiograms as either right bundle branch block and ST segment elevation in the right pericardial leads (V1, V2 and V3) in BS or as a long QTc interval on all 12 leads of the electrocardiogram in LQTS. Both BS and LQTS can lead to syncope and even sudden death. The...
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