Long-term (subacute) potassium treatment in congenital HERG-related long QT syndrome (LQTS2)

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-233

  Tan, Hanno L ^a,c   Alings, Marco ^a   Van Olden, Rudolf W ^a   Wilde, Arthur A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gene specific therapy; Long QT syndrome; Nicorandil; Potassium channels; Renal potassium homeostasis; Torsades de pointes

Indexed keywords

ALPRENOLOL; METOPROLOL; NICORANDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL DISORDER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; LONG TERM CARE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0032967864     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00665.x     Document Type: Article

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