January 26, 2005Open Access

Sodium Channel Mutations and Susceptibility to Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation

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Heritable SCN5A defects are associated with susceptibility to early-onset DCM and atrial fibrillation. Similar or even identical mutations may lead to heart failure, arrhythmia, or both.

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Timothy M. Olson (Wed,) studied this question.

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