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SUBMITTER: Huke S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2854218 | biostudies-other | 2010 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Huke Sabine S Knollmann Björn C BC
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology 20100122 5
Increased myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity is a common attribute of many inherited and acquired cardiomyopathies that are associated with cardiac arrhythmias. Accumulating evidence supports the concept that increased myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity is an independent risk factor for arrhythmias. This review describes and discusses potential underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms how myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity affects cardiac excitation and leads to the generation of arrhythmias. Emphasized ...[more]