Molecular genetic basis of sudden cardiac death |
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Authors: | Towbin Jeffrey A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin Street, FC. 430.09, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jtowbin@bcm.tmc.edu |
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Abstract: | This article outlines the up-to-date understanding of the molecular basis of disorders that cause sudden death. Several arrhythmic disorders that cause sudden death have been well-described at the molecular level, including the long QT syndromes and Brugada syndrome; this article reviews the current scientific knowledge of these diseases. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a myocardial disorder that causes sudden death also has been well-studied. Finally, a disorder in which myocardial abnormalities and rhythm abnormalities coexist, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, is described. |
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