Arrhythmias and Ion Channelopathies Causing Sudden Cardiac Death
in Hispanic/Latino and Indigenous Populations
Sahil Zaveri, MD1,2; Mohamed Chahine,
PhD3,4; Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD1,2,5*
1Cardiovascular Research Program, VA New York Harbor
Healthcare System, NY, USA
2Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health
Sciences University, NY, USA
3CERVO Brain Research Center, Institut Universitaire
en Santé Mentale de Québec, Québec City, Canada
4Department of Medicine, Faculté de Médecine,
Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
5Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU
Grossman School of Medicine, NY, USA
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Mohamed Boutjdir. Research and
Development Office (151), VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, 800 Poly
Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209. E-mail:
mohamed.boutjdir@va.gov.
Phone number: 1(718)-630-2891.
Funding Disclosures: This work was supported by a Merit Review
grant I01 BX002137 from Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development
Service of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development to MB;
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 1R01HL164415-01 to MB; US
Department of Defense award number W81XWH-21-1-0424 to MB; Canadian
Institutes of Health Research grant (MOP-130373) to MC; U.S. Department
of Defense grant (USAMRAA W81XWH-21-1-0426) to MC.
Author Disclosure: The authors have no conflicts to disclose.
Running Title: SCD in Hispanic/Latino and Indigenous Groups
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