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Genetic basis of malignant channelopathies and ventricular fibrillation in the structurally normal heart.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20462344     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sudden cardiac death occurs in a minority of patients in the absence of structural or functional abnormalities. In this category, pure electrical heart diseases are responsible for a large number of these unexpected deaths. These conditions include the long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, short QT syndrome (collectively referred to as channelopathies) and idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. This article reviews the current molecular understanding of the electrical diseases of the heart associated with sudden cardiac death, and provides a summary of the causal genes and a flowchart with an overview of the genotype-phenotype correlation of the most common arrhythmia syndromes.
Authors:
Nynke Hofman; Laura T van Lochem; Arthur A M Wilde
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Future cardiology     Volume:  6     ISSN:  1744-8298     ISO Abbreviation:  Future Cardiol     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-13     Completed Date:  2010-08-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101239345     Medline TA:  Future Cardiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  395-408     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / genetics*
Calcium Signaling / genetics
Catecholamines / genetics
Electrocardiography
Epilepsy / complications,  genetics
Gastrointestinal Diseases / genetics
Heart Conduction System
Humans
Ion Channels / genetics*
Mutation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Catecholamines; 0/Ion Channels

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