Remodeling of cardiac passive electrical properties and susceptibility to ventricular and atrial arrhythmias

Remodeling of cardiac passive electrical properties and susceptibility to ventricular and atrial arrhythmias

Coordinated electrical activation of the heart is essential for the maintenance of a regular cardiac rhythm and effective contractions. Action potentials spread from one cell to the next via gap junction channels. Because of the elongated shape of cardiomyocytes, longitudinal resistivity is lower th...

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Main Authors: Stefan eDhein, Thomas eSeidel, Aida eSalameh, Joanna eJozwiak, Anja eHagen, Martin eKostelka, Gerd eHindricks, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Gap Junctions
arrhythmia
cable theory
cardiac electrical activation
non-uniform anisotropy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00424/full

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