SR Calcium Handling Dysfunction, Stress-Response Signaling Pathways, and Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia. It is associated with a markedly increased risk of premature death due to embolic stroke and also complicates co-existing cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure. The prevalence of AF increases dramatically with age, and aging h...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00046/full |