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Insights on the mechanism of flecainide in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.
Journal of medicine and life - 1 Aug 2023
Davidson Ross, Medeiros Maria
Abstract excerpt
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is an inherited arrhythmia syndrome characterized by defective cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) calcium release during times of adrenergic stimulation, resulting in bidirectional or polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Flecainide is a class 1c anti-arrhythmic drug that has demonstrated therapeutic efficacy in treating CPVT. However, its mechanism of...
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