Atrial L-type Ca2+ currents and human atrial fibrillation

Circulation Research

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 428-436

  Van Wagoner, David R ^a   Pond, Amber L ^b   Lamorgese, Michelle ^a   Rossie, Sandra S ^b   McCarthy, Patrick M ^a   Nerbonne, Jeanne M ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Ca2+ channel; Cardiac surgery; Postoperative atrial fibrillation; adrenergic antagonist

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0033520491     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.85.5.428     Document Type: Article

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