학술논문
Effects of angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist on electrical and structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. June 18, 2003, Vol. 41 Issue 12, p2197, 8 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
0735-1097
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00464-9 Byline: Koichiro Kumagai (*), Hideko Nakashima (*), Hidenori Urata (*), Naoki Gondo (*), Kikuo Arakawa (*), Keijiro Saku (*) Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; AERP, atrial effective refractory period; AF, atrial fibrillation; Ang II, angiotensin II; AT1R, angiotensin II type 1 receptor; CT, conduction time; Erk, extracellular signal-regulated kinases Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) antagonist on chronic structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation (AF). Author Affiliation: (*) Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan Article History: Received 26 July 2002; Revised 15 November 2002; Accepted 26 December 2002 Article Note: (footnote) [star] Supported in part by Grant 11670725 from the Science Research Fund of Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan.