Cellular and molecular electrophysiology of atrial fibrillation initiation, maintenance, and progression

Circulation Research

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1483-1499

  Heijman, Jordi ^a   Voigt, Niels ^a   Nattel, Stanley ^b,c   Dobrev, Dobromir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; atrial remodeling; calcium; electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL REMODELING; CALCIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84897937637     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.302226     Document Type: Article

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