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Cellular and ionic basis of J-wave syndromes.
Trends in cardiovascular medicine - 1 Jan 2015
Badri Marwan, Patel Aashay, Yan Gan-Xin
Abstract excerpt
J-wave syndromes are disorders of ventricular repolarization characterized by prominent J waves on the ECG and have the potential to predispose affected individuals to lethal ventricular arrhythmias. These disorders share a common cellular mechanism with prominent Ito in ventricular epicardium. This current causes transmural dispersion of repolarization and the generation of phase 2 reentry, leading to...
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