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Enhanced effects of isoflurane on the long QT syndrome 1-associated A341V mutant.
Anesthesiology - 1 Apr 2015
Mikuni Ikuomi, Torres Carlos G, Bakshi Tania, Tampo Akihito, Carlson Brian E, Bienengraeber Martin W, Kwok Wai-Meng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The impact of volatile anesthetics on patients with inherited long QT syndrome (LQTS) is not well understood. This is further complicated by the different genotypes underlying LQTS. No studies have reported on the direct effects of volatile anesthetics on specific LQTS-associated mutations. We investigated the effects of isoflurane on a common LQTS type 1 mutation, A341V, with an unusually severe...
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