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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.
Herz - 1 May 2007
Liu Nian, Colombi Barbara, Raytcheva-Buono Emilia V, Bloise Raffaella, Priori Silvia G
Abstract excerpt
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a highly lethal form of inherited arrhythmogenic disease characterized by adrenergically mediated polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. The mutations in cardiac ryanodine receptor and calsequestrin genes are responsible for the autosomal dominant and recessive variants of CPVT, respectively. The clinical presentation encompasses exercise- or...
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