or therapeutic medical strategies. However, the ESC Guidelines do not override in any way
whatsoever the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate and …

In the vast majority of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), there are well-described differences
between women and men in epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, effects …

This international consensus statement is the collaborative effort of three medical societies
representing electrophysiology in North America, Europe and Asian-Pacific area: the Heart …

Genome-wide association studies have been successful in identifying single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with a large number of phenotypes. However, an …

NSAT Non-sustained atrial tachycardia NSVT Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia PD
Pharmacodynamic P-GP P-glucoprotein PK Pharmacokinetic PM Pacemaker PVT …

The single most common cause of the withdrawal or restriction of the use of marketed drugs
has been QT-interval prolongation associated with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, or …

ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and
the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of …

Background—The congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is caused by mutations on several
genes, all of which encode cardiac ion channels. The progressive understanding of the …

Background Mutations in potassium-channel genes KCNQ1 (LQT1 locus) and KCNH2
(LQT2 locus) and the sodium-channel gene SCN5A (LQT3 locus) are the most common …

The members of the Task Force on Sudden Death dedicate this paper to the memory of our
former friend and colleague, Professor Ronald WF Campbell. Ronnie spent his life working …