Mutations in Sodium Channel β1- and β2-Subunits Associated With Atrial Fibrillation

Hiroshi Watanabe, Dawood Darbar, Daniel W. Kaiser, Kim Jiramongkolchai, Sameer Chopra, Brian S. Donahue, Prince J. Kannankeril, Dan M. Roden

Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology · 2009 · 241 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

Loss of function mutations in sodium channel beta-subunits were identified in patients with AF and were associated with a distinctive ECG phenotype. These findings further support the hypothesis that decreased sodium current enhances AF susceptibility.

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