Publication Date:
2015-01-21
Description:
Article Endurance exercise is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation. Here, the authors show the adipokine TNFα is a crucial mediator of exercise-induced atrial fibrillation and irreversible atrial remodelling characterized by fibrosis and inflammation. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms7018 Authors: Roozbeh Aschar-Sobbi, Farzad Izaddoustdar, Adam S. Korogyi, Qiongling Wang, Gerrie P. Farman, FengHua Yang, Wallace Yang, David Dorian, Jeremy A. Simpson, Jari M. Tuomi, Douglas L. Jones, Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar, Brian Cox, Xander H. T. Wehrens, Paul Dorian, Peter H. Backx
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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