Identifying the evolutionary building blocks of the cardiac conduction system.
PLoS ONE, 2012 The endothermic state of mammals and birds requires high heart rates to accommodate the high rates of oxygen consumption. These high heart rates are driven by very similar conduction systems consisting of an atrioventricular node that slows the ...
Bjarke Jensen +7 more
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Syncytium calcium signaling and macrophage function in the heart
Cell & Bioscience, 2018 Macrophages are traditionally viewed as a key component of the immunity defense system. Recent studies have identified resident macrophages in multiple organs including the heart, in which the cells perform their crucial role on tissue repair after ...
Xin Zhou +12 more
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Early experience with permanent pacemaker implantation at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Artificial pacemakers generate electrical impulses and regulate the heart´s conduction system. They are often used to treat individuals with bradycardia. Permanent pacemaker implantation is a lifesaving procedure especially in patients with
Uvie Ufuoma Onakpoya +4 more
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COVID-19 BBIBP-CorV vaccine and transient heart block - A phenomenon by chance or a possible correlation - A case report [PDF]
, 2021 Importance: Bradyarrhythmia during COVID19 illness carries prognostic significance. Electrophysiological side effects of COVID19 vaccine remain largely unknown.
Ali, Jamshed +5 more
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Restoring heart function and electrical integrity: closing the circuit
npj Regenerative Medicine, 2017 Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in the world and are often associated with the occurrence of arrhythmias due to disruption of myocardial electrical integrity.
Luís Miguel Monteiro +4 more
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Predictive factors of atrioventricular conduction disorders [PDF]
Romanian Medical JournalAtrioventricular conduction disorders represent an alteration in the normal function of the heart’s electrical conduction system, a system that connects the atria and ventricles through the atrio-ventricular node and the His-Purkinje system. Consequently,
Carmen Marina Deutsch +2 more
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Recovery of complete left bundle branch block in dilated cardiomyopathy after optimal heart failure treatment: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medicine and Life ScienceComplete left bundle branch block (CLBBB) is a significant cardiac conduction abnormality often associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This case report highlights the improvement in CLBBB and symptom relief through reverse cardiac remodeling in a ...
Geum Ko, Jae-Geun Lee
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Feasibility of selective cardiac ventricular electroporation.
PLoS ONE, 2020 IntroductionThe application of brief high voltage electrical pulses to tissue can lead to an irreversible or reversible electroporation effect in a cell-specific manner. In the management of ventricular arrhythmias, the ability to target different tissue
Alan Sugrue +11 more
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Renal denervation reverses ventricular structural and functional remodeling in failing rabbit hearts
Scientific Reports, 2023 Renal denervation (RDN) suppresses the activity of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and inflammatory cytokines, leading to the prevention of cardiac remodeling.
Ting-Chun Huang +9 more
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Conduction System Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023 Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) via biventricular pacing (BiVP-CRT) is considered a mainstay treatment for symptomatic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction and wide QRS. However, up to one-third of patients receiving BiVP-CRT are
Óscar Cano +7 more
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