"Atrial Size and Function in Athletes". International Journal of Sports Medicine. 36 (14): 1170-1176. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1555780 ... Atrial fibrillation may also be noted on the ECG in individuals with chronic mitral regurgitation. The ECG may not show any of ... For instance, the electrocardiogram (ECG) in long-standing MR may show evidence of left atrial enlargement and left ventricular ... Also, there may be development of an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation. Findings on clinical examination ...

"Atrial Size and Function in Athletes". International Journal of Sports Medicine. 36 (14): 1170-1176. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1555780 ... ISBN 978-0-323-24126-7. Haddad, F; Doyle, R; Murphy, D. J; Hunt, S. A (2008). "Right Ventricular Function in Cardiovascular ... this is thought to be partly driven by the increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ... "Tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular function after mitral valve surgery with or without concomitant tricuspid valve ...

"Atrial Size and Function in Athletes". International Journal of Sports Medicine. 36 (14): 1170-1176. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1555780 ... Tricuspid regurgitation: the backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium, owing to imperfect functioning ( ... Regurgitation in or near the heart is often caused by valvular insufficiency (insufficient function, with incomplete closure, ...

"Thyroid function abnormalities during amiodarone therapy for persistent atrial fibrillation". The American Journal of Medicine ... Its primary function is to increase the production of T3 and T4 by the thyroid gland. The most useful marker of thyroid gland ... Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located at the ... There are several hormones that can be measured in the blood to determine how the thyroid gland is functioning. These include ...

Kochie, S. L. (January 2021). "Effects of pimobendan on left atrial transport function in cats". Journal of Veterinary Internal ... also increases blood flow in the left atrium and heart ear to a small extent and additionally improves atrial function. On the ... Atrial fibrillation detectable by ECG is an additional risk factor. Aortic thrombus can often be visualized directly by ... If only one limb is affected and there is residual motor function, there is a better chance that the cat will recover and ...

"Thyroid function abnormalities during amiodarone therapy for persistent atrial fibrillation". The American Journal of Medicine ... Thyroid function should be checked at least every six months. Hypothyroidism (slowing of the thyroid) occurs frequently; in the ... Individuals who have undergone open heart surgery are at an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (or AF) in the ... In the ARCH trial, intravenous amiodarone (2 g administered over 2 d) has been shown to reduce the incidence of atrial ...

"Atrial endocrine function in humans with artificial hearts." ; Schwab T.R., Edwards B.S., DeVries W.C., Zimmerman R.S., Burnett ... February 1987 ; "Artificial Organs" ; PMID 3566584 "A clinical estimation model for noninvasive determination of atrial ...

Normal atrial function is essential for embryogenesis, as inactivation of the MYL7 gene was embryonic lethal at ED10.5-11.5. ... Huang C, Sheikh F, Hollander M, Cai C, Becker D, Chu PH, Evans S, Chen J (December 2003). "Embryonic atrial function is ... Atrial Light Chain-1 (ALC-1), also known as Essential Light Chain, Atrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL4 ... Shift in atrial myosin heavy chains and in ventricular myosin light chains" (PDF). European Heart Journal. 5 Suppl F: 85-93. ...

"Kv1.5 channelopathy due to KCNA5 loss-of-function mutation causes human atrial fibrillation". Human Molecular Genetics. 15 (14 ... Mutations in this gene have been related to both atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. KCNA5 are also key players in ... It belongs to the delayed rectifier class, the function of which could restore the resting membrane potential of beta cells ... Potassium channel subunits capable of functioning as Src homology 3-dependent adaptors". Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

"Gain of function in IKs secondary to a mutation in KCNE5 associated with atrial fibrillation". Heart Rhythm. 5 (3): 427-35. doi ... Inherited sequence variants in human KCNE5 are associated with atrial fibrillation and Brugada syndrome. Atrial fibrillation is ... "Gain of function in IKs secondary to a mutation in KCNE5 associated with atrial fibrillation". Heart Rhythm. 5 (3): 427-35. doi ... "Identification of a KCNE2 gain-of-function mutation in patients with familial atrial fibrillation". American Journal of Human ...

Long-term expression of isomyosins and myoendocrine functions in ectopic grafts of atrial tissue. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. ...

"Identification of a KCNE2 gain-of-function mutation in patients with familial atrial fibrillation". American Journal of Human ... "Gain-of-function mutations in potassium channel subunit KCNE2 associated with early-onset lone atrial fibrillation". Biomarkers ... As observed for hERG mutations, KCNE2 loss-of-function mutations are associated with inherited long QT syndrome, and hERG-KCNE2 ... KCNE2 is also expressed in atrial and ventricular cardiomyocytes, the pancreas, pituitary gland, and lung epithelium. In situ ...

Atrial fibrillation Abnormalities in the function of MS channels can cause: Neuronal disease Muscular degeneration. Cardiac ... MSCs function as mechanotransducers capable of generating both electrical and ion flux signals as a response to external or ... In Bacteria and Archaea the function of these channels is conserved and it has been demonstrated that they play a role in ... Although MS vary in many aspects, structures and functions, all the MS studied to date share an important feature: in a process ...

... has exactly the opposite function of the atrial natriuretic hormone secreted by the heart. Aldosterone is part of ... The amount of plasma renin secreted is an indirect function of the serum potassium as probably determined by sensors in the ... Aldosterone levels vary as an inverse function of sodium intake as sensed via osmotic pressure. The slope of the response of ... they share 11β-hydroxylation and 18-hydroxylation functions), but aldosterone synthase is also able to perform an 18-oxidation ...

Theodorakis GN, Panou F, Markianos M, Fragakis N, Livanis EG, Kremastinos DT (February 1997). "Left atrial function and atrial ... and decreased left atrial total emptying fraction associated with ventricular pacing. The loss of physiologic timing of atrial ... Atrial contraction against a closed tricuspid valve can cause pulsation in the neck and abdomen, headache, cough, and jaw pain ... Complications include atrial fibrillation, thrombo-embolic events, and heart failure. The cause is poorly understood. However ...

He is best known for his discovery of the mechanical function of atrial chambers of the heart. With experimental evidence on ... Rai, Dinker B. (2022). Mechanical Function of the Atrial Diastole: A New Discovery: The Motion of Blood in the Venous System- ... February 1986 Rai, Dinker B. (March 2013). "The dynamic function of the atrial diastole of the heart and motion of venous ... Dinker B. Rai". Newspaper News India 15 September 1985 page 25 Rai, Dinker B. (March 2013). "The Dynamic Function of the Atrial ...

"Assessment of sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodal function in the conscious horse by intra-atrial electrostimulation". ... was Assessment of sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodal function in the conscious horse by intra-atrial electrostimulation. ...

Li VW, So EK, Li W, Chow PC, Cheung YF (October 2021). "Interplay between right atrial function and liver stiffness in adults ... Arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation/flutter, and intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia can occur ... Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are a kind of congenital heart abnormality in which a tiny opening exists between the two atria of ... Differences in right atrial and ventricular mechanics and liver stiffness was also observed in adults with repaired TOF, as ...

Tuomi JM, Chidiac P, Jones DL (February 2010). "Evidence for enhanced M3 muscarinic receptor function and sensitivity to atrial ... RGS2 functions as a GTPase Activating Protein (GAP) which acts to increase the natural GTPase activity of the Gα subunit. By ... There has also been some evidence of a role of RGS2 in atrial arrhythmias where RGS2 deficient mice exhibited prolonged and ... 1998). "RGS2/G0S8 is a selective inhibitor of Gqalpha function". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94 (26): 14389-93. doi:10.1073/ ...

"A gain-of-function TBX20 mutation causes congenital atrial septal defects, patent foramen ovale and cardiac valve defects". ... Proper function of Tbx20 is essential because it controls other genes that regulate cardiomyocyte proliferation, such as Tbx2 ... Studies in mouse, human and fruitfly have shown that this gene is essential for early heart development, adult heart function ... function and adaptation". Development. 132 (10): 2451-62. doi:10.1242/dev.01799. PMID 15843414. Takeuchi JK, Mileikovskaia M, ...

"Effects of human atrial natriuretic peptide on cardiac function and hemodynamics in patients with high plasma BNP levels". Int ... This gene encodes a caveolin family member, which functions as a component of the caveolae plasma membranes found in most cell ... Mutations resulting in loss-of-function of caveolin-3 cause cardiac myocyte hypertrophy, dilation of the heart, and depression ... Disruption of caveolin-3 disturbs the structure of cardiac caveolae and blocks atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) expression, a ...

The project was expanded by inviting all HUNT4 participants with atrial fibrillation to measure cardiac function and cardiac ...

"Effects of prolonged infusions of atrial natriuretic peptide and isoproterenol on the mechanical and endocrine function of ... ISBN 978-1-4684-4865-8. Ferrari, R.; Di Mauro, S.; Sherwood, G. (1992). L-carnitine and Its Role in Medicine: From Function to ... Studies of body water and sodium, renal function, hemodynamic indexes, and plasma hormones in untreated congestive cardiac ... Studies of body water and sodium, renal function, hemodynamics, and plasma hormones during edema and after recovery". ...

... is a function of atrial contraction. The ratio between e' and a' is also a measure of diastolic function, in addition to the ... Before the advent of tissue Doppler, systolic function was usually assessed with ejection fraction (EF), and diastolic function ... this pressure difference is both a function of the pressure drop during early relaxation and the initial atrial pressure. In ... In the right ventricle this is not an important principle, as the right atrial pressure is the same as central venous pressure ...

... of the bHLH transcription factor Hrt2 in repression of atrial gene expression and maintenance of postnatal cardiac function". ... all notch proteins fail to function properly. As yet, the manner by which the glycosylation of notch affects function is not ... Studies have revealed that both loss- and gain-of-function of the Notch pathway results in defects in AV canal development. In ... The addition of O-fucose by POFUT1 is absolutely necessary for notch function, and, without the enzyme to add O-fucose, ...

Nocturnal atrial fibrillation caused by gain of function mutation in KCND2, encoding pore-forming alpha subunit of the cardiac ... PCCA2 - Progressive Cerebello-Cerebral Atrophy type 2: due to VPS53 mutation, abrogating function of the gARP complex. 1:37 ... "Nocturnal Atrial Fibrillation Caused by Mutation in KCND2, Encoding Pore-Forming (α) Subunit of the Cardiac Kv4.2 Potassium ...

Al-Saady, N. M.; O. A. Abel; A. J. Camm (1999). "Left atrial appendage: structure, function, and role in thromboembolism". ... This form of atrial fibrillation occurs in people of all ages but is most common in the elderly, in those with other atrial ... In atrial fibrillation, the lack of an organized atrial contraction can result in some stagnant blood in the left atrium (LA) ... Diener, HC; Hart, RG; Koudstaal, PJ; Lane, DA; Lip, GYH (February 2019). "Atrial Fibrillation and Cognitive Function: JACC ...

5p fails as a biomarker for systemic ventricular function in adults after atrial repair for transposition of the great arteries ... MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms. MicroRNA Smith RA, Jedlinski DJ, ...

... gain-of-function KCNE1 mutations are associated with early-onset atrial fibrillation. A common KCNE1 polymorphism, S38G, is ... Atrial KCNE1 expression was downregulated in a porcine model of post-operative atrial fibrillation following lung lobectomy. ... Han HG, Wang HS, Yin Z, Jiang H, Fang M, Han J (20 October 2014). "KCNE1 112G>a polymorphism and atrial fibrillation risk: a ... KCNQ1 is also essential for the normal function of many different epithelial tissues, but in these non-excitable cells it is ...

Occasionally pacing of the atrium at a rate higher than the JET may allow improved cardiac function by allowing atrial and ... as they do during atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter), the AV node will limit the electrical activity that conducts to the ... This function of the AV node is important, because if the signals generated in the atria of the heart were to increase in rate ... There may be atrio-ventricular disassociation with more ventricular signals than atrial signals. The cause of JET is felt to be ...