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Genetic and clinical aspects of Brugada syndrome: an update.
Advances in clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2012
Lippi Giuseppe, Montagnana Martina, Meschi Tiziana, Comelli Ivan, Cervellin Gianfranco
Abstract excerpt
The Brugada Syndrome (BS) is a "channellopathy," characterized by ion (e.g., sodium, calcium, and potassium) channel dysfunction and typical ECG alterations, originally described by Osher and Wolff in 1953 and further elucidated by Josep and Pedro Brugada in 1991. BS is typically associated with a high risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young and otherwise healthy adults. Although in several patients the...
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