Scientific and practical peer-reviewed journal for cardiologists and general practice physicians. Issued since 2005
ISSN 1819-6446 (Print) ISSN 2225-3653 (Online)
A. A. Chernova*, S. Yu. Nikulina, S. S. Tret'yakova
Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Professor V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky. Partizana Zheleznyaka ul. 1, Krasnoyarsk, 660022 Russia
Published data demonstrating genetic determination of sick sinus syndrome is presented. The definition of this pathology is presented; the main symptoms are described, as well as genes that influence the development of idiopathic sick sinus syndrome, their polymorphisms and role in disorders of the cardiovascular system.
Key words: idiopathic sinus syndrome, genetic determinism, myosin heavy chains (MYH6) gene, SCN5A, HCN4, konneksin-40, ADRA2B gene, endothelial NO-synthase gene.
Rational Pharmacother. Card. 2012;8(6): 804-809
*Corresponding author: anechkachernova@yandex.ru