Atrial fibrillation and its arrhythmogenesis associated with insulin resistance

Atrial fibrillation and its arrhythmogenesis associated with insulin resistance

Abstract Background Insulin resistance (IR) is considered as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF) even before diabetes develops. The pathophysiology and underlying mechanism are largely unclear. Methods We investigated the corresponding mechanism in two IR models of rats fed 15-week high-fat (...

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Main Authors: Yi-Hsin Chan, Gwo-Jyh Chang, Ying-Ju Lai, Wei-Jan Chen, Shang-Hung Chang, Li-Man Hung, Chi-Tai Kuo, Yung-Hsin Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Insulin resistance
CaMKII
TGF-β
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0928-8

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