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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: a model for genotype-specific therapy.
Current opinion in cardiology - 1 Jan 2017
Roston Thomas M, Van Petegem Filip, Sanatani Shubhayan
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a life-threatening syndrome defined by exercise-induced or emotion-induced ventricular arrhythmias, typically caused by gain-of-function mutations in RYR2-encoded ryanodine receptor-2 (RyR2). This review will discuss recent advances and ongoing challenges in devising genotype-specific CPVT therapies. RECENT FINDINGS: CPVT patients...
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