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SUBMITTER: Arzt M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8868143 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arzt Michael M Drzymalski Marzena A MA Ripfel Sarah S Meindl Sebastian S Biedermann Alexander A Durczok Melanie M Keller Karoline K Mustroph Julian J Katz Sylvia S Tafelmeier Maria M Lebek Simon S Flörchinger Bernhard B Camboni Daniele D Wittmann Sigrid S Backs Johannes J Schmid Christof C Maier Lars S LS Wagner Stefan S
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 20220208 2
<h4>Background</h4>Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with increased oxidant generation. Oxidized Ca/calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII) can contribute to atrial arrhythmias by the stimulation of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca release events, i.e., Ca sparks.<h4>Methods</h4>We prospectively enrolled 39 patients undergoing cardiac surgery to screen for SDB and collected right atrial appendage biopsies.<h4>Results</h4>SDB was diagnosed in 14 patients (36%). SDB patients had significantly increase ...[more]