Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias in a mouse model of Rett syndrome with Na+-channel-blocking antiepileptic drugs

• Main Authors: José A. Herrera (Author), Christopher S. Ward (Author), Meagan R. Pitcher (Author), Alan K. Percy (Author), Steven Skinner (Author), Walter E. Kaufmann (Author), Daniel G. Glaze (Author), Xander H. T. Wehrens (Author), Jeffrey L. Neul (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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One quarter of deaths associated with Rett syndrome (RTT), an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder, are sudden and unexpected. RTT is associated with prolonged QTc interval (LQT), and LQT-associated cardiac arrhythmias are a potential cause of unexpected death. The standard of care for LQT in RTT is...