Conduction Abnormalities in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Basic Mechanisms and Arrhythmic Consequences
Akar FG, Tomaselli GF. Conduction Abnormalities in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Basic Mechanisms and Arrhythmic Consequences. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 2005, 15: 259-264. PMID: 16226681, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2005.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConduction abnormalitiesVentricular dysfunctionHeart failureMolecular mechanismsLeft ventricular dysfunctionNonischemic heart failureIschemic heart diseaseExtracellular matrixGenesis of arrhythmiasMyocyte excitabilityMechanistic differencesOrgan levelMembrane excitabilityVentricular tachyarrhythmiasDisease etiologyMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseArrhythmogenic substrateSudden deathArrhythmic consequencesCell couplingAbnormalitiesBasic mechanismsDysfunctionExcitability