Chronic atrial fibrillation: Decreased actin expression in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-86

  Schafler A E ^a   Friedl, R ^a   Hekmat, K ^a   Hannekum, A ^a   Kirmanoglou, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actins; Atrial fibrillation; Blotting, Western

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GLYCOGEN; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SARCOMERE; SINUS RHYTHM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 40449118782     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Connelly JH, Clubb FJ, Vaughn W, Duncan M. Morphological changes in atrial appendages removed during the maze procedure: a comparison with autopsy controls. Cardiovasc Pathol 2001;10:39-42.
2. Ad N, Snir E, Vidne BA, Golomb E. Histologic atrial myolysis is associated with atrial fibrillation after cardiac operation. Ann Thorac Surg 200;72:688-93.
3. Everett TH 4th, Li H, Mangrum JM, McRury ID, Mitchell MA, Redick JA et al. Electrical, morphological, and ultrastructural remodeling and reverse remodeling in a canine model of chronic atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2000;102:1454-60.
4. Ausma J, Dispersyn GD, Duimel H, Thone F, Ver Donck L, Allessie MA et al. Changes in ultrastructural calcium distribution in goat atria during atrial fibrillation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2000;32:355-64.
5. Shirani J, Alaeddini J. Structural remodeling of the left atrial appendage in patients with chronic non-valvular atrial fibrillation: implications for thrombus formation, systemic embolism, and assessment by transesophageal echocardiography. Cardiovasc Pathol 2000;9:95-101.
6. Kostin S, Klein G, Szalay Z, Hein S, Bauer EP, Schaper J. Structural correlate of atrial fibrillation in human patients. Cardiovasc Res 2002;54:361-79.
7. Schotten U, Ausma J, Stellbrink C, Sabatschus I, Vogel M, Frechen D et al. Cellular mechanisms of depressed atrial contractility in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2001;103:691-8.
8. Sun H, Gaspo R, Leblanc N, Nattel S. Cellular mechanisms of atrial contractile dysfunction caused by sustained atrial tachycardia. Circulation 1998;98:719-27.
9. Rucker-Martin C, Pecker F, Godreau D, Hatem SN. Dedifferentiation of atrial myocytes during atrial fibrillation: role of fibroblast proliferation in vitro. Cardiovasc Res 2002;55:38-52.
10. Ausma J, Wijffels M, van Eys G, Koide M, Ramackers F, Allessie M et al. Dedifferentiation of atrial cardiomyocytes as a result of chronic atrial fibrillation. Am J Pathol 1997;151:985-97.
11. Ausma J, Litjens N, Lenders MH, Duimel H, Mast F, Wouters L et al. Time course of atrial fibrillation-induced cellular structural remodeling in atria of the goat. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2001;33:2083-94.
12. Sopher SM, Camm AJ. Atrial fibrillation: maintenance of sinus rhythm versus rate control. Am J Cardiol 1996;77:24A-37.
13. Thijssen VL, Ausma J, Liu GS, Allessie MA, van Eys GJ, Borgers M. Structural changes of atrial myocardium during chronic atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Pathol 2000;9:17-28.
14. Ausma J, Coumans WA, Duimel H, Van der Vusse Gj, Allessie MA, Borgers M. Atrial high energy phosphate content and mitochondrial enzyme activity during chronic atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Res 2000;47:788-96.
15. Daoud EG, Marcovitz P, Knight BP, Goyal R, Man KC, Strickberger SA et al. Short-term effect of atrial fibrillation on atrial contractile function in humans. Circulation 1999;99:3024-7.
16. Barbey O, Pierre S, Duran MJ, Sennoune S, Levy S, Maixent JMJ. Specific up-regulation of mitochondrial F0F1-ATPase activity after short episodes of atrial fibrillation in sheep. Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2000;11:432-8.