Small and large animal models in cardiac contraction research: advantages and disadvantages

N Milani-Nejad, PML Janssen - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
The mammalian heart is responsible for not only pumping blood throughout the body but
also adjusting this pumping activity quickly depending upon sudden changes in the …

Structure, function and clinical relevance of the cardiac conduction system, including the atrioventricular ring and outflow tract tissues

H Dobrzynski, RH Anderson, A Atkinson… - Pharmacology & …, 2013 - Elsevier
It is now over 100years since the discovery of the cardiac conduction system, consisting of
three main parts, the sinus node, the atrioventricular node and the His–Purkinje system. The …

Transcriptomic profiling of the developing cardiac conduction system at single-cell resolution

WR Goodyer, BM Beyersdorf, DT Paik, L Tian… - Circulation …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: The cardiac conduction system (CCS) consists of distinct components including
the sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, His bundle, bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular and molecular landscape of mammalian sinoatrial node revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing

D Liang, J Xue, L Geng, L Zhou, B Lv, Q Zeng… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Bioelectrical impulses intrinsically generated within the sinoatrial node (SAN) trigger the
contraction of the heart in mammals. Though discovered over a century ago, the molecular …

Redundant and diverse intranodal pacemakers and conduction pathways protect the human sinoatrial node from failure

N Li, BJ Hansen, TA Csepe, J Zhao… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
The human sinoatrial node (SAN) efficiently maintains heart rhythm even under adverse
conditions. However, the specific mechanisms involved in the human SAN's ability to …

Calsequestrin 2 deletion causes sinoatrial node dysfunction and atrial arrhythmias associated with altered sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium cycling and degenerative …

AV Glukhov, A Kalyanasundaram, Q Lou… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aims Loss-of-function mutations in Calsequestrin 2 (CASQ2) are associated with
catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). CPVT patients also exhibit …

[HTML][HTML] Fibrosis: a structural modulator of sinoatrial node physiology and dysfunction

TA Csepe, A Kalyanasundaram, BJ Hansen… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Heart rhythm is initialized and controlled by the Sinoatrial Node (SAN), the primary
pacemaker of the heart. The SAN is a heterogeneous multi-compartment structure …

What makes the sinoatrial node tick? A question not for the faint of heart

L Donald, EG Lakatta - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Even before the sinoatrial node (SAN) was discovered, cardiovascular science was
engaged in an active investigation of when and why the heart would beat. After the …

Human sinoatrial node structure: 3D microanatomy of sinoatrial conduction pathways

TA Csepe, J Zhao, BJ Hansen, N Li, LV Sul… - Progress in biophysics …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Despite a century of extensive study on the human sinoatrial node (SAN), the
structure-to-function features of specialized SAN conduction pathways (SACP) are still …

Pharmacologic approach to sinoatrial node dysfunction

P Mesirca, VV Fedorov, TJ Hund… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The spontaneous activity of the sinoatrial node initiates the heartbeat. Sino-atrial node
dysfunction (SND) and sick sinoatrial (sick sinus) syndrome are caused by the heart's …