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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Main Author: Xun eAi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00046/full