Modulation of conductive elements by Pitx2 and their impact on atrial arrhythmogenesis

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-231

  Franco, Diego ^a   Chinchilla, Ana ^a   Daimi, Houria ^a   Dominguez, Jorge N ^a   Arnega, Amelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac development; Pitx2

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CELL TYPE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79959996141     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr078     Document Type: Review

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