Do Myofibroblasts Represent a Hidden Factor for Impaired Conduction and Tachyarrhythmia in Post-Myocardial Infarction?

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Jul;3(7):715-717. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2017.01.007. Epub 2017 Apr 26.

Author

Jacques M T de Bakker¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Experimental Cardiology, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: j.m.debakker@amc.uva.nl.

PMID: 29759539
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2017.01.007

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Keywords: VT; border zone; critical isthmus; myocardial infarction; myofibroblasts; pig; ventricular tachycardia.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Heart
Myocardial Infarction*
Myofibroblasts
Swine
Tachycardia, Ventricular*