[HTML][HTML] The current state of animal models in research: A review

NB Robinson, K Krieger, FM Khan, W Huffman… - International Journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Animal models have provided invaluable information in the pursuit of medical knowledge
and alleviation of human suffering. The foundations of our basic understanding of disease …

[HTML][HTML] Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology, pathogenesis and management

A Kumar, DM Avishay, CR Jones, JD Shaikh… - Reviews in …, 2021‏ - imrpress.com
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected sudden death due to a heart condition, that
occurs within one hour of symptoms onset. SCD is a leading cause of death in western …

Pathological ventricular remodeling: mechanisms: part 1 of 2

JS Burchfield, M **e, JA Hill - Circulation, 2013‏ - ahajournals.org
Despite declines in heart failure morbidity and mortality with current therapies,
rehospitalization rates remain distressingly high, substantially affecting individuals, society …

Animal models of arrhythmia: classic electrophysiology to genetically modified large animals

S Clauss, C Bleyer, D Schuettler, P Tomsits… - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Arrhythmias are common and contribute substantially to cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. The underlying pathophysiology of arrhythmias is complex and remains …

Sudden cardiac death

DP Zipes, HJJ Wellens - Circulation, 1998‏ - ahajournals.org
heart disease increases with age (Figure 2). However, among patients with coronary heart
disease, the proportion of coronary deaths that are sudden decreases with age. Sudden …

Promotion of atrial fibrillation by heart failure in dogs: atrial remodeling of a different sort

D Li, S Fareh, TK Leung, S Nattel - Circulation, 1999‏ - ahajournals.org
Background—Studies of atrial fibrillation (AF) due to atrial tachycardia have provided
insights into the remodeling mechanisms by which “AF begets AF” but have not elucidated …

Molecular mechanisms of myocardial remodeling

B Swynghedauw - Physiological reviews, 1999‏ - journals.physiology.org
Swynghedauw, Bernard. Molecular Mechanisms of Myocardial Remodeling. Physiol. Rev.
79: 215–262, 1999.—“Remodeling” implies changes that result in rearrangement of …

Arrhythmogenic ion-channel remodeling in the heart: heart failure, myocardial infarction, and atrial fibrillation

S Nattel, A Maguy, S Le Bouter… - Physiological …, 2007‏ - journals.physiology.org
Rhythmic and effective cardiac contraction depends on appropriately timed generation and
spread of cardiac electrical activity. The basic cellular unit of such activity is the action …

Ion channels in the heart

DC Bartos, E Grandi… - Comprehensive …, 2015‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Optimal cardiac function depends on proper timing of excitation and contraction in various
regions of the heart, as well as on appropriate heart rate. This is accomplished via …

Ionic remodeling underlying action potential changes in a canine model of atrial fibrillation

L Yue, J Feng, R Gaspo, GR Li, Z Wang… - Circulation …, 1997‏ - ahajournals.org
Rapid electrical activation, as occurs during atrial fibrillation (AF), is known to cause
reductions in atrial refractoriness and in adaptation to heart rate of the atrial refractory …