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Increased late sodium current contributes to long QT-related arrhythmia susceptibility in female mice.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Aug 2012
Lowe John S, Stroud Dina Myers, Yang Tao, Hall Lynn, Atack Thomas C, Roden Dan M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Female gender is a risk factor for long QT-related arrhythmias, but the underlying mechanisms remain uncertain. Here, we tested the hypothesis that gender-dependent function of the post-depolarization 'late' sodium current (I(Na-L)) contributes. METHODS AND RESULTS: Studies were conducted i...
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