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Brugada and Short QT Syndromes
Author(s) -
TRIEDMAN JOHN K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02386.x
Subject(s) - medicine , brugada syndrome , short qt syndrome , long qt syndrome , risk stratification , sudden cardiac death , channelopathy , cardiology , intensive care medicine , qt interval
Brugada syndrome and short QT syndrome are among the rarer cardiac channelopathies that may result in sudden cardiac arrest. The genetics and molecular mechanisms of these diseases provide insight into the mechanisms of more common channelopathies, and may dictate special therapeutic approaches with respect to drug therapy and risk stratification.