Alternans in atria: Mechanisms and clinical relevance

Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia and its prevalence is rapidly rising with the aging of the population. Cardiac alternans, defined as cyclic beat-to-beat alternations in contraction force, action potential (AP) duration and intracellular Ca2+ release at constant stimulatio...

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Published in:Medicina
Main Authors: Giedrius Kanaporis, Lothar A. Blatter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X17300393