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Genetic Variants on SCN5A, KCNQ1, and KCNH2 in Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias during Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Chinese Population.
Cardiology - 1 Jan 2020
Wang Feng, Liu Yang, Liao Hongtao, Xue Yumei, Zhan Xianzhang, Fang Xianhong, Liang Yuanhong, Wei Wei, Rao Fang, Zhang Qianhuan, Deng Hai, Lin Yubi, Liu Fangzhou, Lin Weidong, Zhang Bin, Wu Shulin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. About half of sudden deaths from AMI are mainly because of malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VA) after AMI. The sodium channel gene SCN5A and potassium channel genes KCNQ1 and KCNH2 have been widely reported to be genetic risk factors for arrhythmia including Brugada syndrome and long QT syndrome (LQTS). A...
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