53
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Editorial

Heart problems and deafness: Are they more common than supposed?

, &
Pages 1-3 | Published online: 22 Feb 2011

References

  • Bubbico, Rosano A, Spagnolo A. Prevalence of prelingual deafness in Italy. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2007;27: 17–21.
  • Baig SM, Koschak A, Lieb A, Gebhart M, Dafinger C, Numberg G, . Loss of Cav1.3 (CACNA1D) function in a human channelopathy with bradycardia and congenital deafness. Nat Neurosci. 2011;14:77–84.
  • Tranebjaerg L, Samson RA, Green GE. The Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome. Gen Rev. 1993–2002.
  • Crotti L, Celano G, DagradiI F, Schwartz PJ. Congenital long QT syndrome. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2008;7:3–18.
  • Schwartz PJ, Periti M, Malliani A. The long QT syndrome. Am Heart J. 1975;89:378–90.
  • Romano C, Gemme G, Pongiglione R. Aritmie cardiache rare dell'età pediatrica. Clin Pediat. 1963;45:656–83.
  • Tyson J, Tranebjaerg L, McEntagart M, Larsen LA, Christiansen M, Whiteford, . Mutational spectrum in the cardioauditory syndrome of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen. Hum Genet. 2000;107:499–503.
  • Zehelein J, Kathoefer S, Khalil M, Alter M, Thomas D, Brockmeier K, . Skipping of exon 1 in the KCNQ1 gene causes Jervell-Nielsen syndrome. J Biol Chem. 2006;281: 35397–403.
  • Schwartz PJ, Spazzolini C, Crotti L, Bathen J, Amlie JP, Timothy K, . The Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome: natural history, molecular basis, and clinical outcome. Circulation. 2006;113:783–90.
  • Schwartz PJ. The congenital long QT syndrome from genotype to phenotype: clinical implications. J Intern Med. 2006; 259:39–47.
  • Priori SG, Napolitano C, Schwartz PJ, Grillo M, Bloise R, Ronchetti E, . Association of long QT syndrome loci and cardiac events among patients treated with beta-blockers. JAMA. 2004;292:1341–4.
  • Mangoni ME, Couette B, Bourinet E, Platzer J, Reimer D, Striessnig J, . Functional role of L-type Cav1.3 Ca2+channels in cardiac pacemaker activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2003;100:5543–8.
  • Platzer J, Engel J, Schrott-Fischer A, Stephan K, Bova S, Chen H, . Congenital deafness and sinoatrial node dysfunction in mice lacking class D L-type Ca2+channels. Cell. 2000;102:89–97.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.