Is NOS uncoupling the missing link between atrial fibrillation and chronic non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 556-

  Crijns, Harry J ^a   Schotten, Ulrich ^a   Moens, An L ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BIOPTERIN; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II;

EID: 79960778588     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr176     Document Type: Letter

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