Structure of Heart Sodium Ion Channel (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Structure of Heart Sodium Ion Channel

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Cardiac sodium channel structure cartoon with binding of the antiarrhythmic drug flecainide shown as yellow sticks. The channel drawing is superimposed over a heart image. The electrocardiogram's chaotic atrial fibrillation signals (left) shift into a normal rhythm (right).

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Catterall and Zheng labs at UW Medicine

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