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Ventricular dysfunction in a family with long QT syndrome type 3.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology - 1 Oct 2013
Hummel Yoran M, Wilde Arthur A M, Voors Adriaan A, Bugatti Silvia, Hillege Hans L, van den Berg Maarten P
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) type 3 is characterized by prolonged ventricular repolarization due to persistent sodium inward current secondary to a mutation in SCN5a, the gene encoding for the α-subunit of the sodium channel. We speculated that by disrupting calcium homeostasis the persistent inward sodium current in patients with LQTS type 3 might cause derangement of diastolic function. We aimed to identify...
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