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Rescuing cardiac automaticity in L-type Cav1.3 channelopathies and beyond.
The Journal of physiology - 15 Oct 2016
Mesirca Pietro, Bidaud Isabelle, Mangoni Matteo E
Abstract excerpt
Pacemaker activity of the sino-atrial node generates the heart rate. Disease of the sinus node and impairment of atrioventricular conduction induce an excessively low ventricular rate (bradycardia), which cannot meet the needs of the organism. Bradycardia accounts for about half of the total workload of clinical cardiologists. The 'sick sinus' syndrome (SSS) is characterized by sinus bradycardia and periods of...
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