Sudden infant death syndrome due to long QT syndrome: a brief review of the genetic substrate and prevalence

The pathophysiological mechanisms which lead to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are not completely understood. Cardiac channelopathies are a well-established causative factor with long QT syndrome (LQTS) being the most frequent one, accounting for approximately 12% of SIDS cases. The genetic sub...

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Autores principales: Ioakeimidis, Nikolaos S., Papamitsou, Theodora, Meditskou, Soultana, Iakovidou-Kritsi, Zafiroula
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28316956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40709-017-0063-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28316956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40709-017-0063-1

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