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Electrocardiographic characteristics and SCN5A mutations in idiopathic ventricular fibrillation associated with early repolarization.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Dec 2011
Watanabe Hiroshi, Nogami Akihiko, Ohkubo Kimie, Kawata Hiro, Hayashi Yuka, Ishikawa Taisuke, Makiyama Takeru, Nagao Satomi, Yagihara Nobue, Takehara Naofumi, Kawamura Yuichiro, Sato Akinori, Okamura Kazuki, Hosaka Yukio, Sato Masahito, Fukae Satoki, Chinushi Masaomi, Oda Hirotaka, Okabe Masaaki, Kimura Akinori, Maemura Koji, Watanabe Ichiro, Kamakura Shiro, Horie Minoru, Aizawa Yoshifusa, Shimizu Wataru, Makita Naomasa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, we and others reported that early repolarization (J wave) is associated with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. However, its clinical and genetic characteristics are unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: This study included 50 patients (44 men; age, 45 ± 17 years) with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation associated with early repolarization, and 250 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. All of...
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