The primary arrhythmia syndromes: Same mutation, different manifestations. Are we starting to understand why?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-452

  Scicluna, Brendon P ^a   Wilde, Arthur W ^a   Bezzina, Connie R ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Conduction disease; Genetic variation; Ion channels; Long QT syndrome; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNDROME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES; MUTATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 41449086438     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01073.x     Document Type: Review

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