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Torsades de pointes during complete atrioventricular block: Genetic factors and electrocardiogram correlates.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 1 Apr 2010
Subbiah Rajesh N, Gollob Michael H, Gula Lorne J, Davies Robert W, Leong-Sit Peter, Skanes Allan C, Yee Raymond, Klein George J, Krahn Andrew D
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INTRODUCTION: Atrioventricular (AV) block is infrequently associated with QT prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP). It was hypothesized that patients with AV block-mediated QT-related arrhythmia may have latent congenital long QT syndrome or a vulnerable genetic polymorphism. METHODS: Eleven patients with complete AV block and TdP were prospectively identified. Patients underwent assessment, resting...
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