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Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia--part II: the channelopathies.

Indrajit Choudhuri, Mamatha Pinninti, Muhammad R Marwali

    Current Problems in Cardiology
    |November 23, 2013
    PubMed
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    Primary electrical heart diseases stem from ion channel issues, not structural problems. These conditions, previously grouped as idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, are now recognized as distinct genetic disorders.

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