Heterogeneous loss of connexin43 protein in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 865-870

  Kitamura, Hidetsuna ^a   Ohnishi, Yoshio ^a   Yoshida, Akihiro ^a,c   Okajima, Katsunori ^a   Azumi, Hiroshi ^a   Ishida, Akihiko ^a   Galeano, Erdulfo J ^a   Kubo, Shinya ^a   Hayashi, Yoshitake ^b   Itoh, Hiroshi ^b   Yokoyama, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Medicine   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Gap junction; Global ventricular function; Nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0036741255     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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