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External Validation of Risk Factors for Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias in Lamin A/C Mutation Carriers
9 Jan 2019
Abstract excerpt
Laminopathy is a relatively rare but increasingly recognized genetic disease (due to a mutation in LMNA gene encoding lamin A/C proteins) associated with a poor prognosis related to malignant ventricular arrhythmias (MVA) and progression to end-stage heart failure.1-3 International recommendations4 state that implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) should be considered early in patients with a confirmed...
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