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Abnormal Repolarization Duration During Everyday Emotional Arousal in Long QT Syndrome and Coronary Artery Disease.
The American journal of medicine - 1 May 2018
Lane Richard D, Reis Harry T, Hsu Chiu-Hsieh, Kern Karl B, Couderc Jean Philippe, Moss Arthur J, Zareba Wojciech
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rare, high-arousal negative emotions are known triggers of sudden death in individuals with preexisting heart disease. Whether everyday fluctuations in emotional arousal influence arrhythmia risk is unknown. METHODS: We studied 160 patients with the congenital long QT syndrome, 199 patients with coronary artery disease, and 2 groups of matched healthy volunteers (n = 52 and 50, respectively)....
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