Establishment of a model of renal impairment with mild renal insufficiency associated with atrial fibrillation in canines.

Chronic kidney disease and occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) are closely related. No studies have examined whether renal impairment (RI) without severe renal dysfunction is associated with the occurrence of AF.Unilateral RI with mild renal insufficiency was induced in beagles by embolization of...

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Main Authors: Zhuo Liang, Li-Feng Liu, Xin-Pei Chen, Xiang-Min Shi, Hong-Yang Guo, Kun Lin, Jian-Ping Guo, Zhao-Liang Shan, Yu-Tang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4144969?pdf=render