Pulmonary Vein Myocardium as a Possible Pharmacological Target for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

The pulmonary vein has a unique electrophysiological property showing an autonomic electrical activity, and this phenomenon has been further focused on as a source of triggers of atrial fibrillation. The pulmonary vein cardiomyocytes have shorter action potential duration, less negative resting memb...

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Main Authors: Akira Takahara, Mihoko Hagiwara, Iyuki Namekata, Hikaru Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319300416