Postoperative atrial fibrillation (poAF) is a common complication of cardiothoracic surgery with an incidence between 10 and 50 percent. This condition typically peaks two-three days following surgery ...
The ability to modify the intracellular concentrations of divalent calcium ions is vital to normal cell functioning. In the cells of the cardiac muscle, calcium ions play a crucial role in coupling ...
This news release is available in German. Whenever muscles contract, so-called ryanodine receptors come into play. Calcium ions, which are ultimately responsible for the contraction of muscle cells, ...