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Risk of recurrent cardiac events after onset of menopause in women with congenital long-QT syndrome types 1 and 2.
Circulation - 21 Jun 2011
Buber Jonathan, Mathew Jehu, Moss Arthur J, Hall W Jackson, Barsheshet Alon, McNitt Scott, Robinson Jennifer L, Zareba Wojciech, Ackerman Michael J, Kaufman Elizabeth S, Luria David, Eldar Michael, Towbin Jeffrey A, Vincent Michael, Goldenberg Ilan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Women with congenital long-QT syndrome experience an increased risk for cardiac events after the onset of adolescence that is more pronounced among carriers of the LQT2 genotype. We hypothesized that the hormonal changes associated with menopause may affect clinical risk in this population. METHODS AND RESULTS: We used a repeated-events analysis to evaluate the risk for recurrent syncope during the...
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