A unifying mechanism for the initiation of torsade de pointes: blurring the distinction between trigger and substrate

Cardiovasc Res. 2023 Mar 31;119(2):333-335. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvad033.

Authors

Margaret McKay¹, Fadi G Akar^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University Schools of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 300 George Street, New Haven, CT 793-748C, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, 300 George Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.

PMID: 36869679
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvad033

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cognition
Humans
Long QT Syndrome* / physiopathology
Torsades de Pointes* / diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes* / physiopathology

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