Decreased Left Atrial Cardiomyocyte Fibroblast Growth Factor 13 Expression Increases Vulnerability to Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Humans

J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jun 18;13(12):e034896. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.034896. Epub 2024 Jun 11.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA.
² Department of Surgery David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA.
³ Department of Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA.
⁴ Department of Physiology David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA.
⁵ Molecular Biology Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA.

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Keywords: arrhythmias, cardiac; cardiac electrophysiology; cardiac surgery; fibroblast growth factors; postoperative atrial fibrillation.

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