Penetrance of monogenetic cardiac conduction diseases. A matter of conduction reserve?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-380

  van Rijen, Harold V M ^a   de Bakker, Jacques M T ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHANNEL;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QRS COMPLEX; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SODIUM CURRENT;

HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PENETRANCE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SODIUM CHANNELS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 35548942206     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2007.10.001     Document Type: Editorial

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