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Arrhythmias of the heart: beyond ion channels

Nature Medicine volume 9, pages 263–264 (2003)Cite this article

Research on an inherited form of cardiac arrhythmia has now homed in on the elusive trigger of electrical instability in the heart. Aberrant calcium regulation emerges as a strong candidate.

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Figure 1: Proposed role of ankyrin-B in membrane targeting of ion handling molecules in cardiac muscle.

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