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The effect of sex and underlying disease on the genetic association of QT interval and sudden cardiac death

2019-06-09

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for ~300,000 deaths annually in the US. Men have a higher risk of SCD and are more likely to have underlying coronary artery disease (CAD) than women. In contrast, women are more likely to have arrhythmic events in the setting of inherited or acquired QT prolongation. Moreover, there is evidence of sex differences in the underlying genetic...

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9115609b-1733-5b3e-a152-f326a8411e22
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10.1101/664300
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