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Increased myofilament Ca2+-sensitivity and arrhythmia susceptibility.


ABSTRACT: 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 are downstream effects of increased myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity: altered Ca(2+) buffering/handling, impaired energy metabolism and increased mechanical stretch, and how they may contribute to arrhythmogenesis.

SUBMITTER: Huke S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2854218 | biostudies-other | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Increased myofilament Ca2+-sensitivity and arrhythmia susceptibility.

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]

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