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Study highlights key role of non-contractile cardiac cells in persistent atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common chronic cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, is very challenging to treat once ...

Non-contractile heart cells help sustain persistent atrial fibrillation, study reveals

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common chronic cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, is very challenging to treat once ...
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MyMichigan Health: What to know about atrial fibrillation - signs, risks and treatment options

Lu Chen, M.D., is a cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology with MyMichigan Physicians Group.
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Tiny deletion in heart muscle protein briefly affects embryonic ventricles but has long-term effects on adult atrial fibrillation

Now, in a study in zebrafish and human heart muscle cells, researchers show that a tiny deletion in the A-band of titin — the loss of just nine amino acids out of more than 27,000 to 35,000 amino ...