Age-associated changes in electrophysiologic remodeling: A potential contributor to initiation of atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 353-363

  Anyukhovsky, Evgeny P ^a   Sosunov, Eugene A ^a   Chandra, Parag ^a   Rosen, Tove S ^a   Boyden, Penelope A ^a   Danilo Jr , Peter ^a   Rosen, Michael R ^a,b  

^a Coll Phys Surgs of Columbia Univ ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Arrhythmia (mechanism); Membrane potential; Supraventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SINUS NODE MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MODELS, ANIMAL;

EID: 15944428775     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2004.10.033     Document Type: Review

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