Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Therapeutic Potential of Intermittent Hypoxia in Atrial Fibrillation
doi: 10.3390/ijms252011085
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of intermittent hypoxia (IH) exposure on atrial fibrillation (AF) in rats. ( A ) Schematic representation of the design of the animal study and intermittent hypoxia chamber image. ( B ) Representative EKG of a rat at baseline. ( C ) Percentage of lethal arrhythmias observed. ( D ) AF incidence in each group. ( E ) Representative electrocardiogram recording. The underline indicates AF. Control n = 8; Control + IH n = 8; AF n = 8; AF + IH n = 8. Statistical analyses: χ2 test for incidence, Student t -test, or one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni’s post hoc test for other comparisons.
Article Snippet: Right before the first MCT administration, male Sprague Dawley rats (8 weeks old) were anesthetized with isoflurane (5% induction, 1.5–3% maintenance) before implanting a rat ECG telemetry device (HD-S11, Data Sciences International, St. Paul, MN, USA) via midline laparotomy.
Techniques: Control