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Editorial
. 2019 Aug 20;8(16):e013638.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013638. Epub 2019 Aug 19.

IL-6 Rapidly Induces Reversible Atrial Electrical Remodeling by Downregulation of Cardiac Connexins

Youssef Jalloul  1 , Marwan M Refaat  1
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Editorial

IL-6 Rapidly Induces Reversible Atrial Electrical Remodeling by Downregulation of Cardiac Connexins

Youssef Jalloul et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .

Abstract

See Article Lazzerini et al.

Keywords: Editorials; arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation; cardiovascular diseases; gap junction; heart diseases; inflammation.

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