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Mind the gap: Heart cells cozy up to prevent deadly arrhythmias


Mind the gap: Heart cells cozy up to prevent deadly arrhythmias
Published Tuesday, May. 11, 2021, 12:00 am
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Blood may seem like a simple fluid, but its chemistry is rather complex. When too much potassium, for instance, accumulates in the bloodstream, patients may experience deadly irregular heart rhythms.
In a new study, published in Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, the research team led by Steven Poelzing, associate professor at the institute, describes how subtle changes in potassium, calcium, and sodium levels regulate heartbeats. ....

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