title: Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes: a versatile tool for arrhythmia research.
abstract: Induced pluripotent stem cells offer the possibility to generate patient-specific stem cell lines from individuals affected by inherited disorders. Cardiomyocytes differentiated from such patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells lines have been used to study the pathophysiology of arrhythmogenic heart diseases, such as the long-QT syndrome or catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Testing for unwanted drug side effects or tailoring medical treatment to the specific needs of individual patients with arrhythmogenic disorders may become future applications of this emerging technology.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, I. Medizinische Klinik, Kardiologie, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sinnecker
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goedel
authors.forename: Karl-Ludwig
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Laugwitz
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moretti
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D010641:Phenotype; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents