Meteorologic factors may trigger arrhythmogenesis through induction of systemic inflammation and coagulation response: Potential antiarrhythmic benefits of mitigating this response in arrhythmia-prone subjects under poor meteorologic conditions?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 4937-4938

  Yalta, Kenan ^a   Geyik, Bilal ^a   Sivri, Nasir ^a   Yetkin, Ertan ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ozel IMC Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenesis; Meteorologic factors; Systemic inflammation coagulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ETANERCEPT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS;

EID: 84886423941     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.085     Document Type: Article

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