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Arrhythmogenic substrate and its modification by nicorandil in a murine model of long QT type 3 syndrome.
Progress in biophysics and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2000
Hothi Sandeep S, Booth Stephen W, Sabir Ian N, Killeen Matthew J, Simpson Fergus, Zhang Yanmin, Grace Andrew A, Huang Christopher L-H
Abstract excerpt
The gain-of-function Scn5a+/DeltaKPQ mutation in the cardiac Na(+) channel causes human long QT type 3 syndrome (LQT3) associated with ventricular arrhythmogenesis. The K(ATP) channel-opener nicorandil (20muM) significantly reduced arrhythmic incidence in Langendorff-perfused Scn5a+/Delta hearts during programmed electrical stimulation; wild-types (WTs) showed a total absence of arrhythmogenicity. These...
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