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ReviewReviews in cardiovascular medicine2025

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Research Progress and Clinical Applications.

Qing Li, Yi-Fei Wang, Bin Wang, Ting-Ting Lv, Ping Zhang

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Review in Reviews in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Qing LiSchool of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-7929
Yi-Fei WangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3313-0974
Bin WangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0012-9835
Ting-Ting LvDepartment of Cardiology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, 102218 Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7764-124X
Ping ZhangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5843-1108

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a potentially life-threatening hereditary arrhythmia characterized by a prolonged QT interval on electrocardiogram (ECG) due to delayed ventricular repolarization. This condition predisposes individuals to severe arrhythmic events, including ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death. Traditional approaches to LQTS research and treatment are limited by an incomplete understanding of its gene-specific pathophysiology, variable clinical presentation, and the challenges associated with developing effective, personalized therapies. Recent advances in human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology have opened new avenues for elucidating LQTS mechanisms and testing therapeutic strategies. By generating cardiomyocytes from patient-specific iPSCs (iPSC-CMs), it is now possible to recreate the patient's genetic context and study LQTS in a controlled environment. This comprehensive review describes how iPSC technology deepens our understanding of LQTS and accelerates the development of tailored treatments, as well as ongoing challenges such as incomplete cell maturation and cellular heterogeneity.

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congenital long QT syndromeinduced pluripotent stem cellsprecision medicine

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PMID40351699
PMCPMC12059747

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