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Atrial fibrosis in a chronic murine model of obstructive sleep apnea: mechanisms and prevention by mesenchymal stem cells

BACKGROUND: OSA increases atrial fibrillation (AF) risk and is associated with poor AF treatment outcomes. However, a causal association is not firmly established and the mechanisms involved are poorly understood. The aims of this work were to determine whether chronic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)...

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Autores principales: Ramos, Pablo, Rubies, Cira, Torres, Marta, Batlle, Montserrat, Farre, Ramon, Brugada, Josep, Montserrat, Josep M, Almendros, Isaac, Mont, Lluís
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24775918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-15-54