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Cardiac arrest and left ventricular fibrosis in a Finnish family with the lamin A/C mutation.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Jul 2008
Hookana Eeva, Junttila M Juhani, Särkioja Terttu, Sormunen Raija, Niemelä Matti, Raatikainen M J Pekka, Uusimaa Paavo, Lizotte Eric, Peuhkurinen Keijo, Brugada Ramon, Huikuri Heikki V
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INTRODUCTION: We screened the candidate genes from a Finnish family in which the mother was resuscitated from ventricular fibrillation and the daughter died suddenly without any prior cardiac symptoms. METHODS AND RESULTS: In addition to screening of potential structural gene mutations, phenotyping of the proband and medico-legal autopsy of the victim of the sudden death, including histopathological examinations,...
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