Tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome: Electrophysiological mechanisms and future therapeutic approaches (Review)
- Authors:
- Gary Tse
- Tong Liu
- Ka Hou Christien Li
- Victoria Laxton
- Andy On‑Tik Wong
- Yin Wah Fiona Chan
- Wendy Keung
- Camie W.Y. Chan
- Ronald A. Li
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Affiliations: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic‑Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, P.R. China, Faculty of Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK, Intensive Care Department, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Consortium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, SAR, P.R. China, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1AG, UK, Li Dak‑Sum Research Centre‑HKU‑Karolinska Institutet Collaboration on Regenerative Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, P.R. China - Published online on: February 6, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2877
- Pages: 519-526
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Copyright : © Tse et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].
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