Evaluating the impact of atrial dilatation on atrial calcium cycling

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1084-1085

  Van Wagoner, David R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; ISOPRENALINE;

AGING; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DOWN REGULATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; THROMBOGENESIS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DOWN-REGULATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 45349095261     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn051     Document Type: Editorial

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