Susceptibility to arrhythmia in the infarcted heart depends on myofibroblast density.

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Biophysical Journal

• Publication date

  2011-09-21

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering

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  DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.08.009PMID 21943411PMCID PMC3177053
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