Atrial connexin dysregulation in sleep apnea patients undergoing cardiac surgery: Implications for postoperative atrial fibrillation?

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¹ Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
² Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: dominik.linz@mumc.nl.

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Benedikt Linz et al. Heart Rhythm. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;18(12):2195-2196.

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.09.030. Epub 2021 Sep 30.

¹ Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
² Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: dominik.linz@mumc.nl.

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Sleep-disordered breathing is independently associated with reduced atrial connexin 43 expression.
Hegner P, Lebek S, Tafelmeier M, Camboni D, Schopka S, Schmid C, Maier LS, Arzt M, Wagner S. Hegner P, et al. Heart Rhythm. 2021 Dec;18(12):2187-2194. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.09.009. Epub 2021 Sep 10. Heart Rhythm. 2021. PMID: 34517118