PPP1R12C Promotes Atrial Hypocontractility in Atrial Fibrillation
Perike S, Gonzalez-Gonzalez F, Abu-Taha I, Damen F, Hanft L, Lizama K, Aboonabi A, Capote A, Aguilar-Sanchez Y, Levin B, Han Z, Sridhar A, Grand J, Martin J, Akar J, Warren C, Solaro R, Ong S, Darbar D, McDonald K, Goergen C, Wolska B, Dobrev D, Wehrens X, McCauley M. PPP1R12C Promotes Atrial Hypocontractility in Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Research 2023, 133: 758-771. PMID: 37737016, PMCID: PMC10616980, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.322516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinus rhythm controlsAtrial hypocontractilityAF inducibilityAtrial contractilityAtrial fibrillationRhythm controlHuman patientsRight atrial appendage tissuePacing-induced AFThromboembolic stroke riskAtrial ejection fractionAtrial appendage tissueAtrial HL-1 cellsHL-1 cellsAtrial strainStroke riskAtrial sizeEjection fractionContractile functionElectrophysiology studyHypocontractilityWestern blotPatientsAtrial myosin light chainSarcomere function