Giant cell myocarditis masquerading as orbital myositis with a rapid, fulminant course necessitating mechanical support and heart transplantation. [PDF]
, 2017 Giant cell myocarditis (GCM), a rapidly progressive inflammation of the myocardium, is associated with fulminant heart failure, refractory ventricular arrhythmias, and conduction system abnormalities.
Aksoy, Olcay +5 more
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Premature MicroRNA-1 Expression Causes Hypoplasia of the Cardiac Ventricular Conduction System. [PDF]
, 2019 Mammalian cardiac Purkinje fibers (PFs) are specified from ventricular trabecular myocardium during mid-gestation and undergo limited proliferation before assuming their final form.
Evangelista, Melissa +5 more
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An uncommon case of complete AV block
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022 Background Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by vasculitis of the small vessels, as well as necrotizing granulomatous lesions, affecting mainly upper and lower respiratory tracts, lungs and ...
Federica Valente +3 more
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Gap junction reduction in cardiomyocytes following transforming growth factor- beta treatment and Trypanosoma cruzi infection [PDF]
, 2009 Gap junction connexin-43 (Cx43) molecules are responsible for electrical impulse conduction in the heart and are affected by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta).
Becker, D +6 more
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Sodium leak through K2P potassium channels and cardiac arrhythmia, an emerging theme. [PDF]
, 2017 In this issue of EMBO Molecular Medicine, Decher et al (2017) identify a point mutation in the K2P2 (TREK‐1) potassium (K+) channel that changes function in just those ways expected to predispose to right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) ventricular
Goldstein, Steve An
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Electrocardiographic Effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Namık Kemal Tıp Dergisi, 2022 Aim:Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), such as donepezil and rivastigmine, are used safely in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the effects of these drugs on the cardiac conduction system are not clear.
Ayşe ÇOLAK, Didem ÖZ
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An unusual reason for complete atrioventricular block ; Kearn Sayre Syndrome
Medicine Science, 2016 Kearn sayre syndrome (KSS) is a rare disease with a typical onset before 20 years and charactarized by triad of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia, retinitis pigmentosa and progressive cardiac conduction abnormalities.
Halil Atas, Fuad Samadov, Osman Yesildag
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Cardiac Tissue Discrimination Using Fiber-Optics Confocal Microscopy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Disturbances of the cardiac conduction system constitute a major risk after surgical repair of complex cases of congenital heart disease. Intraoperative identification of the conduction system may reduce the incidence of these disturbances. We previously
Chao Huang +3 more
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Atrial fibrillation and electrophysiology in transgenic mice with cardiac-restricted overexpression of FKBP12 [PDF]
, 2019 Cardiomyocyte-restricted overexpression of FK506-binding protein 12 transgenic (αMyHC-FKBP12) mice develop spontaneous atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of the present study is to explore the mechanisms underlying the occurrence of AF in αMyHC-FKBP12 ...
Ai, Tomohiko +14 more
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An adjuvant therapy in cervical necrotising fasciitis: hyperbaric oxygen treatment
Medicine Science, 2016 Kearn sayre syndrome (KSS) is a rare disease with a typical onset before 20 years and characterized by triad of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia, retinitis pigmentosa and progressive cardiac conduction abnormalities.
Nuray Ensari +5 more
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