Interactions of aging and hydrogen peroxide on pulmonary vein electrical activity: Implications in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-114

  Lin, Yung Kuo ^a,b   Chen, Yao Chang ^e   Cheng, Chen Chuan ^f   Lin, Feng Zhi ^e   Lin, Cheng I ^e   Chen, Shih Ann ^c,d   Chen, Yi Jen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant; Atrial fibrillation; Hydrogen peroxide; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EARLY AFTERDEPOLARIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN;

EID: 80052252533     PISSN: 10116842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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