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Lidocaine block of LQT-3 mutant human Na+ channels.
Circulation research - 1 Jul 1996
An R H, Bangalore R, Rosero S Z, Kass R S
Abstract excerpt
In transiently transfected mammalian cells we have identified pharmacological consequences of a naturally occurring deletion mutation, delta KPQ, of the human heart Na+ channel alpha subunit that previously has been linked to one form of the long QT syndrome, an inherited heart disease. Our results show that the Class IB antiarrhythmic agent lidocaine blocks maintained inward current through and slows recovery...
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