Of rodents and humans: a light microscopic and ultrastructural study on cardiomyocytes in pulmonary veins

<p>Cardiomyocytes in pulmonary veins (PVs) have been reported in rodents and humans. In humans they were related to atrial arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF). To investigate histological similarities and differences in PV cardiomyocyte localization and distribution, we performed c...

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Main Author: Josef Mueller-Hoecker, Frigga Beitinger, Borja Fernandez, Olaf Bahlmann, Gerald Assmann, Christian Troidl, Ilias Dimomeletis, Stefan K&#228;&#228;b, Elisabeth Deindl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.medsci.org/v05p0152.htm