Inhibition of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) reduces ventricular tachycardia risk by altering connexin43.

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Published in J Mol Med (Berl) on May 07, 2011

Authors

Shahriar Iravanian1, Ali A Sovari, Harvey A Lardin, Hong Liu, Hong D Xiao, Elena Dolmatova, Zhe Jiao, Brett S Harris, Emily A Witham, Robert G Gourdie, Heather S Duffy, Kenneth E Bernstein, Samuel C Dudley

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cardiology, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Emory University, GA, 30033, USA.

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