Role of I Kur in Controlling Action Potential Shape and Contractility in the Human Atrium
- 19 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 110 (16) , 2299-2306
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000145155.60288.71
Abstract
Background— The ultrarapid outward current IKur is a major repolarizing current in human atrium and a potential target for treating atrial arrhythmias. The effects of selective block of IKur by low...Keywords
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