2024
Quantitative Assessment of Mitochondrial Morphology and Electrophysiological Function in the Diabetic Heart
Cacheux M, Rudokas M, Tieu A, Rizk J, Hummel M, Akar F. Quantitative Assessment of Mitochondrial Morphology and Electrophysiological Function in the Diabetic Heart. Methods In Molecular Biology 2024, 2803: 75-86. PMID: 38676886, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3846-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial shapeMitochondrial networkMitochondrial architectureSubcellular localizationMitochondrial morphologyDiabetic heartOxidative phosphorylationATP synthesisAction potentialsSarcolemmal ion channelsExcitation-contraction couplingFission eventsOptical action potentialsExcitation-contractionCardiac myocytesElectrophysiological properties
2004
Ionic mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias
Akar F, Tomaselli G. Ionic mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias. Drug Discovery Today Disease Mechanisms 2004, 1: 23-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmec.2004.08.005.ChaptersIndividual cardiac myocytesArrhythmia controlCardiac arrhythmiasIntricate vascular networkDuke University Medical CenterCardiac myocytesGood arrhythmia controlSudden cardiac death casesCardiac death casesUniversity Medical CenterIonic mechanismsGenetic risk factorsPascal J. Goldschmidt-ClermontGlobal electrical activityCardiovascular deathAbnormal heart rhythmMalignant arrhythmiasDrug therapyRhythm disturbancesHeart diseaseRisk factorsMedical CenterTherapeutic strategiesArrhythmia syndromesCardiac chambers