Genetics of atrial fibrillation: Rare mutations, common polymorphisms, and clinical relevance

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-486

  Darbar, Dawood ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial atrial fibrillation; Idiopathic atrial fibrillation; Ion channel mutations; Lone atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV1.5; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HERITABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MONOGENIC DISORDER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 39649101877     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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