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An inherited sudden cardiac arrest syndrome may be based on primary myocardial and autonomic nervous system abnormalities.
Heart rhythm - 1 Feb 2022
Verberne Hein J, Blom Marieke T, Bardai Abdenasser, Karemaker John M, Tan Hanno L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A recently discovered sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) syndrome is linked to a risk haplotype that harbors the dipeptidyl-peptidase 6 (DPP6) gene as a plausible culprit. OBJECTIVE: Because DPP6 impacts both cardiomyocyte and neuronal function, we hypothesized that ventricular fibrillation (VF) in risk haplotype carriers arises from functional changes in both the heart and autonomic nervous system. METHODS:...
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