2017
Application of Whole Exome Sequencing in the Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases in Adults
Seidelmann SB, Smith E, Subrahmanyan L, Dykas D, Abou Ziki MD, Azari B, Hannah-Shmouni F, Jiang Y, Akar JG, Marieb M, Jacoby D, Bale AE, Lifton RP, Mani A. Application of Whole Exome Sequencing in the Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases in Adults. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2017, 10: e001573. PMID: 28087566, PMCID: PMC5245580, DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.116.001573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingSudden cardiac deathCardiovascular diseaseClinical diagnosisExome sequencingCardiac deathInherited cardiovascular diseaseCentre of careNovel candidate genesValuable screening toolAdult patientsRisk stratificationPrimary insultCardiac functionGenetic testingScreening toolDiagnosisCVD genesGenetic causeCardiovascular geneticsGenetic panelSuccess rateExome databasesPotential disease associationsPatients
2006
Mapping arrhythmias in the failing heart: from Langendorff to patient
Akar JG, Akar FG. Mapping arrhythmias in the failing heart: from Langendorff to patient. Journal Of Electrocardiology 2006, 39: s19-s23. PMID: 16920143, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsHeart failureVentricular arrhythmiasOptical action potential mappingSudden cardiac deathCardiac deathIntact tissue preparationsCardiac remodelingMost arrhythmiasArrhythmic substrateArrhythmiasElectrophysiological propertiesMapping arrhythmiasTissue levelsIndividual myocytesMajor causeReentrant excitationOrgan system levelPatientsMultiple mechanismsTissue preparationsHeartRecent findingsHost of changesCellular studiesLangendorff