Altered Intracellular Calcium Homeostasis and Arrhythmogenesis in the Aged Heart

Aging of the heart is associated with a blunted response to sympathetic stimulation, reduced contractility, and increased propensity for arrhythmias, with the risk of sudden cardiac death significantly increased in the elderly population. The altered cardiac structural and functional phenotype, as w...

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Main Authors: Shanna Hamilton, Dmitry Terentyev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/10/2386