Simvastatin attenuates sympathetic hyperinnervation to prevent atrial fibrillation during the postmyocardial infarction remodeling process

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1937-1944

  Yu, Tao ^a   Zhu, Wei ^a   Gu, Beiyin ^a   Li, Shuai ^a   Wang, Fabing ^a   Liu, Mingya ^a   Wei, Meng ^a   Li, Jingbo ^a  

^a Shanghai Sixth Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic remodeling; Inflammation; Statin

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; SIMVASTATIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIMVASTATIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871583214     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00451.2012     Document Type: Article

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