RT @nupharm1
Zebrafish were used to determine the pathogenicity of KCNQ1 variants of uncertain significance. I'm tempted to say this sounds 'fishy' but it's actually a really cool, in vivo screening system! https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2023.03.001 #ionchannels #LQTS #potassiumchannels

It’s weird that every night I take these two little pills that literally save my life (although they also make working out less fun because they act like speed limits for my heart).

Thank you, science. I was born one year after this drug was invented…and because of it, I hope to live for many more years. #nadolol #longqtsyndrome #lqts

Oh, and get this, thanks to science we also know that my family appears to have an as yet unconfirmed genetic variant that’s maybe causing our LQTS. Neat!

@stavvers as someone who both loves coffee* and has #longqtsyndrome #lqts, I am already getting heart palpitations reading this. In fact, I’m pretty sure it would kill me. We once had someone ask for an 8-shot coffee.**

*my cardiologist is aware and while he’d rather I don’t have lots of caffeine we have an agreement about one coffee a day, made at home.

**yes, I once too worked at a Starbucks while at college, 20 years ago. It was in the square mile of London.

@DrLizNW I don’t do power zones because my heart is rate locked #lqts and I’m not sure how it would work as a consequence. Really should try it, but I find high resistance safer than high heart. Do tell me if I’ve misunderstood PZ though!

Last night’s #borg #startrek upload to Unimatrix0 was a success.

#longqtsyndrome #lqts #heart #implantedlooprrcorder #ILR