The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia that can occur as the result of numerous different
pathophysiological processes in the atria. Some aspects of the morphological and …

The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Calcium (Ca2+) is a critical regulator of cardiac myocyte function. Principally, Ca2+ is the
link between the electrical signals that pervade the heart and contraction of the myocytes to …

The global burden caused by cardiovascular disease is substantial, with heart disease
representing the most common cause of death around the world. There remains a need to …

Ecological systems are complex assemblies of large numbers of individuals, interacting
competitively under multifaceted environmental conditions. Recent studies using microbial …

The ability to simultaneously image multiple biomolecules in biologically relevant three-
dimensional (3D) cell culture environments would contribute greatly to the understanding of …

Cardiac excitation-contraction (EC) coupling consumes vast amounts of cellular energy,
most of which is produced in mitochondria by oxidative phosphorylation. In order to adapt …

The zebrafish has recently emerged as an excellent model for studies of heart development
and regeneration. The physiology of the zebrafish heart has been suggested to resemble …

Rhythmic increases in intracellular Ca2+ concentration underlie the contractile function of
the heart. These heart muscle-wide changes in intracellular Ca2+ are induced and …