Automatic Activity Arising in Cardiac Muscle Sleeves of the Pulmonary Vein

Autor: Pierre Bredeloux, Come Pasqualin, Romain Bordy, Veronique Maupoil, Ian Findlay
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Biomolecules, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 23 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2218-273X
DOI: 10.3390/biom12010023
Popis: Ectopic activity in the pulmonary vein cardiac muscle sleeves can both induce and maintain human atrial fibrillation. A central issue in any study of the pulmonary veins is their difference from the left atrial cardiac muscle. Here, we attempt to summarize the physiological phenomena underlying the occurrence of ectopic electrical activity in animal pulmonary veins. We emphasize that the activation of multiple signaling pathways influencing not only myocyte electrophysiology but also the means of excitation–contraction coupling may be required for the initiation of triggered or automatic activity. We also gather information regarding not only the large-scale structure of cardiac muscle sleeves but also recent studies suggesting that cellular heterogeneity may contribute to the generation of arrythmogenic phenomena and to the distinction between pulmonary vein and left atrial heart muscle.
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