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Cardiogenetics, Volume 12, Issue 3

September 2022 - 6 articles

Cover Story: Computer-corrected QTc revealed LQTS to be a frequent condition among medical patients. The phenomenon was previously thought to be a rare inherited condition explained by genetic defects in the slow and rapid potassium channels KCNQ1 and KCNH2 and the sodium channel SCN5A. The penetrance of the gene defects varies, and many gene carriers have a concealed syndrome with normal QTc but a reduced repolarization reserve. The repolarization reserve is in general susceptible to electrolyte disturbances, medication, and many pathophysiological effects, but required in most cases of QTc prolongation. QTc prolongation is proven to be a risk factor for ventricular tachycardia independent of etiology. Any QTc prolongation above 480 ms increases mortality and should receive appropriate attention. View this paper
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Articles (6)

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,077 Views
9 Pages

Moderately Prolonged QTc in Computer-Assessed ECG, Random Variation or Significant Risk Factor? A Literature Review

  • Jan Hysing,
  • Charlotte Gibbs,
  • Øystein Lunde Holla,
  • Jacob Thalamus and
  • Kristina H. Haugaa

8 September 2022

Most ECGs in European hospitals are recorded with equipment giving computer measured intervals and interpretation of the recording. In addition to measurements of interval and QRS axis, this interpretation frequently provides the Bazett’s-corre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,661 Views
8 Pages

Screening Method for 22q11 Deletion Syndrome Involving the Use of TaqMan qPCR for TBX1 in Patients with Conotruncal Congenital Heart Disease

  • Felix-Julian Campos-Garcia,
  • Addy-Manuela Castillo-Espinola,
  • Carolina-Elizabeth Medina-Escobedo,
  • Juan C. Zenteno,
  • Julio-Cesar Lara-Riegos,
  • Hector Rubio-Zapata,
  • David Cruz-Robles and
  • Ana-Isabel Velazquez-Ibarra

22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a phenotypic spectrum that encompasses DiGeorge syndrome (OMIM: 188400) and velocardiofacial syndrome (OMIM: 192430). It is caused by a 1.5–3.0 Mb hemizygous deletion of locus 22q11.2, which leads to characteristic facies...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,963 Views
7 Pages

Coronary artery embolism is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction, attributed to approximately 10% of all paradoxical embolisms. It is a condition that should be considered in patients who present with chest pain and have a low overall risk of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,818 Views
11 Pages

Association of GSTT1, GSTM1 and GSTP1 (Ile105Val) mRNA Expression with Cardiometabolic Risk Parameters in Women with Breast Cancer and Comorbidities

  • Yizel Becerril Alarcón,
  • Fernando Bastida González,
  • Isidro Roberto Camacho Beiza,
  • Eduardo Dávila González,
  • José Alfonso Cruz Ramos,
  • Alejandra Donají Benítez Arciniega,
  • Roxana Valdés Ramos and
  • Alexandra Estela Soto Piña

Breast cancer (BC) and cardiometabolic diseases share a multifactorial and modifiable etiology, modulated by complex molecular pathways. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) plays a critical role, providing protection against xenobiotics and regulating le...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,870 Views
17 Pages

Studying Epigenetics of Cardiovascular Diseases on Chip Guide

  • Bandar Ali Alghamdi,
  • Intisar Mahmoud Aljohani,
  • Bandar Ghazi Alotaibi,
  • Muhammad Ahmed,
  • Kholod Abduallah Almazmomi,
  • Salman Aloufi and
  • Jowhra Alshamrani

Epigenetics is defined as the study of inheritable changes in the gene expressions and phenotypes that occurs without altering the normal DNA sequence. These changes are mainly due to an alteration in chromatin or its packaging, which changes the DNA...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,140 Views
6 Pages

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections often have inter-related pathologies that are increasingly recognized to have a genetic basis. A patient with a vascular history consisting of a spontaneous aorto-iliac dissection and thoracic aortic aneurysm...

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Cardiogenetics - ISSN 2035-8148