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Rivaroxaban modulates electrical and mechanical characteristics of left atrium

BACKGROUND: Rivaroxaban reduces stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Left atrium (LA) plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of AF. However, the electromechanical effects of rivaroxaban on LA are not clear. RESULTS: Conventional microelectrodes and a whole-cell patch-clamp were us...

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Autores principales: Chang, Chien-Jung, Chen, Yao-Chang, Lin, Yung-Kuo, Huang, Jen-Hung, Chen, Shih-Ann, Chen, Yi-Jen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3608950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1423-0127-20-17