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Sudden death in a patient with lamin A/C gene mutation and near normal left ventricular systolic function.
International journal of cardiology - 7 May 2008
Fernández Xusto, Dumont Carlos A, Monserrat Lorenzo, Hermida-Prieto Manuel, Castro-Beiras Alfonso
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the lamin A/C gene seem to be important aetiological factors in familial DCM. Heart disease caused by lamin A/C gene mutations is characterised by conduction system disorders with the need for permanent pacemaker implantations, atrial fibrillation, severe heart failure, and increased risk for sudden cardiac death. We described an asymptomatic 28-year-old man with a R190W lamin A/C gene mutation and...
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