Heart failure enhanced pulmonary vein arrhythmogenesis and dysregulated sodium and calcium homeostasis with increased calcium sparks

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1378-1386

  Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Chen, Yao Chang ^c   Yeh, Yung Hsin ^d   Lin, Yung Kuo ^e,f   Wu, Tsu Juey ^a,g   Lin, Cheng I ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b   Chen, Yi Jen ^e,f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; Ca2+ sparks; calcium homeostasis; late sodium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; ION CURRENT; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RABBIT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SODIUM CURRENT; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CALCIUM; HEART FAILURE; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PULMONARY VEINS; RABBITS; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SODIUM;

EID: 83655201302     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02126.x     Document Type: Article

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