Genetics and epigenetics of atrial fibrillation

E Lozano-Velasco, D Franco, A Aranega… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is known to be the most common supraventricular arrhythmia affecting
up to 1% of the general population. Its prevalence exponentially increases with age and …

Gene variant effects across sodium channelopathies predict function and guide precision therapy

A Brunklaus, T Feng, T Brünger, E Perez-Palma… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Pathogenic variants in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene family lead to early onset
epilepsies, neurodevelopmental disorders, skeletal muscle channelopathies, peripheral …

Physiological and pathophysiological insights of Nav1. 4 and Nav1. 5 comparison

G Loussouarn, D Sternberg, S Nicole… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Mutations in Nav1. 4 and Nav1. 5 α-subunits have been associated with muscular and
cardiac channelopathies, respectively. Despite intense research on the structure and …

Rare NaV1. 7 variants associated with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

I Blesneac, AC Themistocleous, C Fratter, LJ Conrad… - Pain, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common disabling complication of diabetes.
Almost half of the patients with DPN develop neuropathic pain (NeuP) for which current …

Beneficial effects of chronic mexiletine treatment in a human model of SCN5A overlap syndrome

G Nasilli, L Yiangou, C Palandri, E Cerbai, RP Davis… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims SCN5A mutations are associated with various cardiac phenotypes, including long QT
syndrome type 3 (LQT3), Brugada syndrome (BrS), and cardiac conduction disease (CCD) …

Effectiveness of Senior Dance on risk factors for falls in older adults (DanSE): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

MR Franco, C Sherrington, A Tiedemann, LS Pereira… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Strong evidence shows that exercise is effective to improve fall risk factors
among older people. However, older people's participation and adherence to exercise …

Genetics of Atrial Fibrilation: In search of novel therapeutic targets

E Lozano-Velasco, C Garcia-Padilla… - … Current Drug Targets …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmogenic disease in humans, ranging from
2% in the general population and rising up to 10-12% in 80+ years. Genetic analyses of AF …

Atrial Arrhythmia and Bradycardia as a Presentation of Congenital Long QT Syndrome

V Sueblinvong, S Zhang, P Varga - Pediatric Cardiology, 2024 - Springer
We present a term newborn with atrial arrhythmia on the first day of life (DOL). An
echocardiogram showed normal structure and normal function; laboratory testing showed …

[HTML][HTML] Gene regulatory networks in atrial fibrillation

D Franco, E Lozano-Velasco, A Aranega - World Journal of Medical …, 2016 - wjgnet.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmogenic syndrome in humans. With an
estimate incidence of 1%-2% in the general population, AF raises up to almost 10%-12% in …

Neonatal complex arrhythmias possibly related to a TTN mutation

WN Evans, RJ Acherman, IH Law… - Journal of neonatal …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
We describe a neonate born with complex arrhythmias that included concurrent atrial and
ventricular tachycardias. Genetic testing demonstrated a mutation in the TTN gene, which …