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Cardiac sodium channel mutation associated with epinephrine-induced QT prolongation and sinus node dysfunction.
Heart rhythm - 1 Jan 2016
Chen Jiarong, Makiyama Takeru, Wuriyanghai Yimin, Ohno Seiko, Sasaki Kenichi, Hayano Mamoru, Harita Takeshi, Nishiuchi Suguru, Yuta Yamamoto, Ueyama Takeshi, Shimizu Akihiko, Horie Minoru, Kimura Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited arrhythmia characterized by prolonged ventricular repolarization and malignant tachyarrhythmias. LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 are caused by mutations in KCNQ1 (LQT1), KCNH2 (LQT2), and SCN5A (LQT3), which account for approximately 90% of genotyped LQTS patients. Most cardiac events in LQT1 patients occur during exercise, whereas patients with LQT3 tend to have...
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