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High prevalence of early repolarization in the paediatric relatives of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome victims and in normal controls.
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 Aug 2017
McCorquodale Anna, Poulton Rachel, Hendry Jennifer, Norrish Gabrielle, Field Ella, Mead-Regan Sarah, Lowe Martin, Kaski Juan Pablo
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Elevation of the ECG J-point in the inferior and lateral leads (early repolarization) has been described in survivors of ventricular fibrillation (VF) arrest and occurs in adult first-degree relatives of sudden cardiac death (SCD) probands at a frequency significantly greater than in controls, raising the possibility that this could represent an independent risk factor in the aetiology of SCD. However, data...
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