The contradictory genetics of atrial fibrillation: The growing gap between knowledge and clinical implications

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 570-572

  Napolitano, Carlo ^a,b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; familial; genetics; R231H; single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNE1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1;

FAMILY HISTORY; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KCNQ1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PENETRANCE;

EID: 84876887617     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12091     Document Type: Note

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