Repolarization alternans in dilated pulsing atria: A preventable "prelude" to atrial fibrillation?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 2116-2117

  Kalifa, Jérme ^a   Yamazaki, Masatoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial myocyte culture; optical mapping; repolarization alternans

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 80155207095     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.021     Document Type: Editorial

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