Sudden cardiac death: The larger problem... the larger genome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-596

  Spooner, Peter M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomics; NOS1AP; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNICITY; GENDER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUDDEN DEATH;

COMORBIDITY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 65349160903     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01419.x     Document Type: Review

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