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The primary arrhythmia syndromes: same mutation, different manifestations. Are we starting to understand why?
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Apr 2008
Scicluna Brendon P, Wilde Arthur A M, Wilde Arthur W, Bezzina Connie R
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of pathogenic mutations primarily in genes encoding cardiac ion-channel proteins underlying the primary cardiac arrhythmia syndromes has had a remarkable impact on the management of these disorders, especially in patients with the long-QT syndrome. The availability of a genetic diagnostic test has added an important diagnostic tool, providing new opportunities for patient management such as early...
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