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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2016

Antiarrhythmic Action of Flecainide in Polymorphic Ventricular Arrhythmias Caused by a Gain-of-Function Mutation in the Nav 1.5 Sodium Channel.

Mohamed Y Amarouch, Heikki Swan, Jaakko Leinonen, Annukka Marjamaa, Annukka M Lahtinen, Kimmo Kontula, Lauri Toivonen, Elisabeth Widen, Hugues Abriel

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Myotonia permanens with Nav1.4-G1306E displays varied phenotypes during course of life.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2017
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  3. Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed Y AmarouchDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Heikki SwanHeart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Jaakko LeinonenInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Annukka MarjamaaHeart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Annukka M LahtinenDepartment of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Kimmo KontulaDepartment of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Lauri ToivonenHeart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Elisabeth WidenInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Hugues AbrielDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Helsinki University Hospital · FIUniversity of Helsinki · FIUniversity of Bern · CHInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe cardiac sodium channel Nav 1.5, encoded by the gene SCN5A, is associated with a wide spectrum of hereditary arrhythmias. The gain-of-function mutation p.I141V in SCN5A was identified in a large multigenerational family with exercise-induced polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the molecular and clinical effects of flecainide administration on patients with this syndrome.

methodsEleven p.I141V carriers who exhibited frequent multiformic premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) during exercise were subjected to exercise stress tests, both before and after intravenous infusion of 2 mg/kg flecainide. The in vitro effects of flecainide were evaluated using the patch-clamp technique with HEK293 cells expressing the Nav 1.5 channel.

resultsThe flecainide treatment significantly reduced the frequency of PVCs during and after exercise. Next, the sensitivity of the p.I141V mutant channel to flecainide was compared to that of the wild type channel. Perfusion of flecainide inhibited the peak and window currents in both groups.

conclusionThe clinical investigations of the affected patients, as well as the molecular and pharmacological characterization of the SCN5A p.I141V mutation, provide new evidence supporting the association of this mutation with exercise-induced polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias. These data also demonstrate that flecainide may serve as an effective treatment for the defect in Nav 1.5 that leads to an increased sodium window current.

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AdultAgedAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsElectrocardiographyExercise TestFemaleFlecainideHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelPatch-Clamp TechniquesVentricular Premature ComplexesAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsFlecainideNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channelcardiac arrhythmiascardiac sodium channelflecainideNav1.5-I141VPVCs

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PMID26965448
PMCPMC6931835
OpenAlexW1941767368

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