To investigate the consequences and mechanisms of myocardium remodeling of aging left atrium, we analyzed the main cardiac electrophysiological parameters such as rest membrane potential, action potential amplitude, maximum rate of action potential increase (max dV/dt), action potential plateau, and 30, 50, and 90% action potential duration (APD30, APD50, and APD90, respectively), as well as the inducibility and duration of atrial arrhythmias in adult and aging rabbits. L-type calcium current was also recorded. The collagen content in the myocardium and ultrastructure of left atrial cells were also studied. Significant changes were detected in the electrophysiological parameters and structure in aged left atrium, which can contribute to atrial susceptibility to arrhythmia in aged rabbits.
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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 174, No. 8, pp. 257-264, August, 2022
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Wang, T., Huang, Y., Wang, ZM. et al. Consequences and Mechanisms of Left Atrium Remodeling in Aging Rabbits. Bull Exp Biol Med 174, 283–289 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-023-05691-8
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