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Cellular and Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Arrhythmogenesis

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Cardiac Repolarization

Part of the book series: Contemporary Cardiology ((CONCARD))

Abstract

The past decade has witnessed remarkable progress in our understanding of the molecular and electrophysiologic mechanisms underlying the development of a variety of cardiac arrhythmias (Table 1). These advances notwithstanding, our appreciation of the basis for many rhythm disturbances is incomplete. This chapter examines the state-of-the-art of our understanding of cellular mechanisms responsible for cardiac arrhythmias, placing them in historical perspective whenever possible.

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Antzelevitch, C., Burashnikov, A., Di Diego, J.M. (2003). Cellular and Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Arrhythmogenesis. In: Gussak, I., Antzelevitch, C., Hammill, S.C., Shen, WK., Bjerregaard, P. (eds) Cardiac Repolarization. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-362-0_11

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