Fibrosis, electrics and genetics - Perspectives on sinoatrial node disease -

Circulation Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1272-1282

  Morris, Gwilym M ^a,b   Kalman, Jonathan M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Remodeling; Sick sinus syndrome; Sinoatrial node

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; CALSEQUESTRIN; HYPERPOLARIZATION ACTIVATED CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE GATED CHANNEL; RYANODINE RECEPTOR 2;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HCN GENE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INAPPROPRIATE SINUS TACHYCARDIA; MOLECULAR CLOCK; REVIEW; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS NODE; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETICS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 84901369872     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-14-0419     Document Type: Review

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