Apamin induces early afterdepolarizations and torsades de pointes ventricular arrhythmia from failing rabbit ventricles exhibiting secondary rises in intracellular …

PC Chang, YC Hsieh, CH Hsueh, JN Weiss, SF Lin… - Heart rhythm, 2013 - Elsevier
Background A secondary rise of intracellular Ca 2+(Ca i) and an upregulation of apamin-
sensitive K+ current (I KAS) are characteristic findings of failing ventricular myocytes. We …

Epicardial adipose tissue and neural mechanisms of atrial fibrillation

PS Chen, I Turker - Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Chen and Turker Epicardial Adipose Tissue and AF 619 the PVs and atrial myocardium. 7,
12 Patients with a large amount of EAT may have increased intrinsic adrenergic and …