Search Results - "Boukens, Bastiaan J. D."
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Identifying the evolutionary building blocks of the cardiac conduction system
Published in PloS one (11-09-2012)“…The endothermic state of mammals and birds requires high heart rates to accommodate the high rates of oxygen consumption. These high heart rates are driven by…”
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Catecholamines are key modulators of ventricular repolarization patterns in the ball python (Python regius)
Published in The Journal of general physiology (07-02-2022)“…Ectothermic vertebrates experience daily changes in body temperature, and anecdotal observations suggest these changes affect ventricular repolarization such…”
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The sodium channel NaV1.5 impacts on early murine embryonic cardiac development, structure and function in a non‐electrogenic manner
Published in Acta Physiologica (01-10-2020)“…Aim The voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV1.5, encoded by SCN5A, is essential for cardiac excitability and ensures proper electrical conduction. Early embryonic…”
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Developmental Basis for Electrophysiological Heterogeneity in the Ventricular and Outflow Tract Myocardium As a Substrate for Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias
Published in Circulation research (02-01-2009)“…Reentry is the main mechanism of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, including ventricular fibrillation and tachycardia. Its occurrence depends on the…”
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The urokinase receptor (uPAR) facilitates clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-05-2009)“…The causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, has been shown to induce expression of the urokinase receptor (uPAR); however,…”
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Autonomic control over myocardial function in vitro: Evaluation of current and future clinical therapies in a nonclinical setting
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Single‐site neural tube closure in human embryos revisited
Published in Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) (01-10-2017)“…Since the multi‐site closure theory was first proposed in 1991 as explanation for the preferential localizations of neural tube defects, the closure of the…”
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The TMEM43 S358L mutation affects cardiac, small intestine, and metabolic homeostasis in a knock-in mouse model
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-06-2023)“…The transmembrane protein 43 (TMEM43/LUMA) p.S358L mutation causes arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy named as ARVC5, a fully penetrant disease with high risk of…”
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The electrocardiogram of vertebrates: Evolutionary changes from ectothermy to endothermy
Published in Progress in biophysics and molecular biology (01-07-2019)“…The electrocardiogram (ECG) reveals that heart chamber activation and repolarization are much faster in mammals and birds compared to ectothermic vertebrates…”
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Mechanism of ventricular premature beats elicited by left stellate ganglion stimulation during acute ischaemia of the anterior left ventricle
Published in Cardiovascular research (27-07-2021)“…Abstract Aims Enhanced sympathetic activity during acute ischaemia is arrhythmogenic, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. During ischaemia, a diastolic…”
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The end of the unique myocardial band: Part II. Clinical and functional considerations
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-01-2018)“…Two of the leading concepts of mural ventricular architecture are the unique myocardial band and the myocardial mesh model. We have described, in an…”
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Stellate ganglion stimulation causes spatiotemporal changes in ventricular repolarization in pig
Published in Heart rhythm (01-05-2020)“…Dispersion in ventricular repolarization is relevant for arrhythmogenesis. The purpose of this study was to determine the spatiotemporal effects of sympathetic…”
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The sodium channel Na V 1.5 impacts on early murine embryonic cardiac development, structure and function in a non-electrogenic manner
Published in Acta Physiologica (01-10-2020)“…The voltage-gated sodium channel Na 1.5, encoded by SCN5A, is essential for cardiac excitability and ensures proper electrical conduction. Early embryonic…”
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Defective Tbx2-dependent patterning of the atrioventricular canal myocardium causes accessory pathway formation in mice
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-02-2011)“…Ventricular preexcitation, a feature of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, is caused by accessory myocardial pathways that bypass the annulus fibrosus. This…”
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Alk3 mediated Bmp signaling controls the contribution of epicardially derived cells to the tissues of the atrioventricular junction
Published in Developmental biology (01-12-2014)“…Recent studies using mouse models for cell fate tracing of epicardial derived cells (EPDCs) have demonstrated that at the atrioventricular (AV) junction EPDCs…”
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Evolution of the Sinus Venosus from Fish to Human
Published in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (01-06-2014)“…The sinus venosus, the cardiac chamber upstream of the (right) atrium, is a severely underinvestigated structure. Yet, its myocardium harbors the cardiac…”
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The sodium channel NaV 1.5 impacts on early murine embryonic cardiac development, structure and function in a non-electrogenic manner
Published in Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) (01-10-2020)“…AIMThe voltage-gated sodium channel NaV 1.5, encoded by SCN5A, is essential for cardiac excitability and ensures proper electrical conduction. Early embryonic…”
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The Urokinase Receptor (uPAR) Facilitates Clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi: e1000447
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-05-2009)“…The causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, has been shown to induce expression of the urokinase receptor (uPAR); however,…”
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