Chronic atrial fibrillation does not further decrease outward currents. It increases them

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 4 54-4, 2003, Pages

  Dun, Wen ^a   Chandra, Parag ^a   Danilo Jr , Peter ^a   Rosen, Michael R ^a   Boyden, Penelope A ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Columbia Coll of Phys and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular electrophysiology; Potassium currents; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0141565432     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00137.2003     Document Type: Article

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