Yield of genetic screening in inherited cardiac channelopathies how to prioritize access to genetic testing

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-15

  Bai, Rong ^a,d   Napolitano, Carlo ^a   Bloise, Raffaella ^a   Monteforte, Nicola ^a   Priori, Silvia G ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Nephrology and Hemodialysis   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Ctecholaminergic VT; Genetics; Long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

RYANODINE RECEPTOR 2; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIAC CHANNELOPATHY; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCN5A GENE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; ION CHANNELS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNELS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349338813     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.782888     Document Type: Article

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