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Pediatric Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: A Translational Perspective for the Clinician-Scientist.
International journal of molecular sciences - 27 Aug 2021
Kallas Dania, Lamba Avani, Roston Thomas M, Arslanova Alia, Franciosi Sonia, Tibbits Glen F, Sanatani Shubhayan
Abstract excerpt
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare and potentially lethal inherited arrhythmia disease characterized by exercise or emotion-induced bidirectional or polymorphic ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The median age of disease onset is reported to be approximately 10 years of age. The majority of CPVT patients have pathogenic variants in the gene encoding the cardiac ryanodine receptor,...
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