Electro-Mechanical Mapping of the Small Intestine and the Influence of High-Energy Pacing.

Purpose: Compromised electrical and mechanical activity in the gastrointestinal tract is associated with several motility disorders. Conventional treatment fails in a significant proportion of the patient population, and pacing is a promising alternative therapy. However, the correlation between slow waves and contractions during pacing remains unexplored.

Modulated Calcium Homeostasis and Release Events Under Atrial Fibrillation and Its Risk Factors: A Meta-Analysis.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with calcium (Ca) handling remodeling and increased spontaneous calcium release events (SCaEs). Nevertheless, its exact mechanism remains unclear, resulting in suboptimal primary and secondary preventative strategies. We searched the PubMed database for studies that investigated the relationship between SCaEs and AF and/or its risk factors.