In vivo effects of mutant HERG K+ channel inhibition by disopyramide in patients with a short QT-1 Syndrome: A pilot study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1157-1160

  Schimpf, Rainer ^a   Veltmann, Christian ^a   Giustetto, Carla ^b   Gaita, Fiorenzo ^b   Borggrefe, Martin ^a   Wolpert, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Ospedale Cardinal Massaia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISOPYRAMIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; N588K GENE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RECORDING; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SHORT QT SYNDROME; STIMULATION; T WAVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DIARRHEA; DISOPYRAMIDE; ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUINIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348967333     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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