Oxidative Stress, Fibrosis, and Early Afterdepolarization-Mediated Cardiac Arrhythmias

Animal and clinical studies have demonstrated that oxidative stress, a common pathophysiological factor in cardiac disease, reduces repolarization reserve by enhancing the L-type calcium current, the late Na, and the Na-Ca exchanger, promoting early afterdepolarizations (EADs) that can initiate vent...

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Main Authors: Hrayr eKaragueuzian, Thao P Nguyen, Zhilin eQu, James N Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00019/full