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Common variation in fatty acid genes and resuscitation from sudden cardiac arrest.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Aug 2012
Johnson Catherine O, Lemaitre Rozenn N, Fahrenbruch Carol E, Hesselson Stephanie, Sotoodehnia Nona, McKnight Barbara, Rice Kenneth M, Kwok Pui-Yan, Siscovick David S, Rea Thomas D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fatty acids provide energy and structural substrates for the heart and brain and may influence resuscitation from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). We investigated whether genetic variation in fatty acid metabolism pathways was associated with SCA survival. METHODS AND RESULTS: Subjects (mean age, 67 years; 80% male, white) were out-of-hospital SCA patients found in ventricular fibrillation in King County,...
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