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CaMKII inhibition rescues proarrhythmic phenotypes in the model of human ankyrin-B syndrome.
Heart rhythm - 1 Dec 2012
DeGrande Sean, Nixon Derek, Koval Olha, Curran Jerald W, Wright Patrick, Wang Qiongling, Kashef Farshid, Chiang David, Li Na, Wehrens Xander H T, Anderson Mark E, Hund Thomas J, Mohler Peter J
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. Arrhythmias are associated with significant morbidity and mortality related to cardiovascular disease. Recent work illustrates that many cardiac arrhythmias are initiated by a pathologic imbalance between kinase and phosphatase activities in excitable cardiomyocytes. OBJECTIVE: To test the relationship between myocyte kinase/phosphatase...
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