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The Propensity for Inducing Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparative Study on Old versus Young Rabbits

It is well established that atrial fibrillation (AF) is far more common in elderly humans. Autonomic activation is thought to be an operative mechanism for AF propensity. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of age on atrial tachyarrhythmia induction in a rabbit model. Six old (aged 4–...

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Autores principales: Li, Hongliang, Scherlag, Benjamin J., Kem, David C., Zillner, Caitlin, Male, Shailesh, Thirunavukkarasu, Sorkko, Shen, Xiaohua, Benbrook, Alexandria, Pitha, Jan V., Lazzara, Ralph, Yu, Xichun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3955625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24719763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/684918