Genetics of atrial fibrillation and possible implications for ischemic stroke

Stroke Research and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lemmens, Robin ^a,b,c   Hermans, Sylvia ^c   Nuyens, Dieter ^a   Thijs, Vincent ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CONNEXIN 40; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 80053493566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20420056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/208694     Document Type: Review

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