Genetic predisposition to sudden cardiac death

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-50

  Crotti, Lia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Channelopathies; Genetic; Modifier genes; Primary ventricular fibrillation; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIAC CHANNELOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH;

CHANNELOPATHIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 79951680179     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32834138dd     Document Type: Article

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