BACKGROUND
This study examines the effects of nicorandil, a K(+) channel opener, on transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR) and induction of torsade de pointes (TdP) under conditions mimicking the LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 forms of the congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS).
METHODS AND RESULTS
Transmembrane action potentials of epicardial, M, and endocardial cells were recorded simultaneously f...