Article
Seasonal and circadian distributions of cardiac events in genotyped patients with congenital long QT syndrome.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Jan 2012
Takigawa Masateru, Kawamura Mihoko, Noda Takashi, Yamada Yuko, Miyamoto Koji, Okamura Hideo, Satomi Kazuhiro, Aiba Takeshi, Kamakura Shiro, Sakaguchi Tomoko, Mizusawa Yuka, Itoh Hideki, Horie Minoru, Shimizu Wataru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although the incidence of ventricular tachyarrhythmias associated with structural heart disease is highest in winter and during the daytime, seasonal and circadian variations among cardiac events in patients with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) remain unknown. The present study aims to determine seasonal and circadian cardiac events in patients with a congenital LQTS genotype. METHODS AND RESULTS:...
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