Contribution of long-QT syndrome genes to sudden infant death syndrome: is it time to consider newborn electrocardiographic screening?

Circulation. 2007 Jan 23;115(3):294-6. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.675470.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Electrocardiography*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Long QT Syndrome / complications*
  • Long QT Syndrome / genetics*
  • Long QT Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Muscle Proteins / genetics
  • Mutation
  • NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
  • Neonatal Screening / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sodium Channels / genetics
  • Sudden Infant Death / etiology*
  • Sudden Infant Death / genetics*

Substances

  • Muscle Proteins
  • NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
  • SCN5A protein, human
  • Sodium Channels