The pacemaker current (If, or IKf, also called funny current) is an electric current in the heart that flows through the HCN channel or pacemaker channel...
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An artificial cardiac pacemaker, commonly referred to as simply a pacemaker, is an implanted medical device that generates electrical pulses delivered...
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cells of the heart (e.g., the sinoatrial node), the pacemaker potential (also called the pacemaker current) is the slow, positive increase in voltage across...
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are called pacemaker cells, and they directly control the heart rate. They make up the cardiac pacemaker, that is, the natural pacemaker of the heart...
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HCN channel (redirect from Pacemaker channels)
The current through HCN channels, designated If or Ih, plays a key role in the control of cardiac and neuronal rhythmicity and is called the pacemaker current...
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the brand name Procoralan among others, is a medication, which is a pacemaker current (If) inhibitor, used for the symptomatic management of heart-related...
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in the upper back wall of the right atrium made up of cells known as pacemaker cells. The sinus node is approximately 15 mm long, 3 mm wide, and 1 mm...
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Gerry and the Pacemakers were an English beat group prominent in the 1960s Merseybeat scene. In common with the Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were...
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(1 July 1998). "Interstitial cells of Cajal generate a rhythmic pacemaker current". Nature Medicine. 4 (7): 848–851. doi:10.1038/nm0798-848. ISSN 1078-8956...
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chronotropic effect. Beta blockers such as metoprolol Acetylcholine Digoxin Pacemaker current (i.e. HCN channel) inhibitors (e.g. ivabradine) Alboni, P.; Menozzi...
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