Autonomic control of heart rate and QT interval variability influences arrhythmic risk in long QT syndrome type 1
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2015
abstract:
A puzzling feature of the long QT syndrome (LQTS) is that family members carrying the same mutation often have divergent symptoms and clinical outcomes.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
QT variability; autonomic nervous system; beta-blocker therapy; cardiovascular control; heart rate variability; Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Circadian Rhythm; Electrocardiography; Humans; KCNQ1 Potassium Channel; Romano-Ward Syndrome; Sympathetic Nervous System; Vagus Nerve
List of contributors:
Porta, Alberto; Girardengo, Giulia; Bari, Vlasta; George, Alfred L; Brink, Paul A; Goosen, Althea; Crotti, Lia; Schwartz, Peter
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