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. 2016 Oct 25;68(17):1881–1894. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.07.766

Table 5.

Electrophysiological Effects of Reduced Sodium Conductance in a Human Atrial Model

Paced CL, ms Wild-Type Model
Pitx2c Deficiency Model
500 1,000 500 1,000
RMP, mV
 gNa, %
 100 -79.92 -81.28 -77.90 -79.61
 50 -79.60 -81.12 -77.33 -79.37
 40 -79.43 -81.01 -76.99 -79.23
APD at repolarization to -60 mV, ms
 gNa, %
 100 217 253 206 226
 50 239 266 233 239
 40 248 273 245 245
ERP, ms
 gNa, %
 100 266 301 261 280
 50 308 335 316 320
 40 327 352 342 339
PRR, ms
 gNa, %
 100 49 48 55 54
 50 69 69 83 81
 40 79 79 97 94
Conduction velocity, cm/s
 gNa, %
 100 49.5 50.0 50.3 50.5
 50 36.9 37.0 37.5 37.5
 40 32.9 32.7 33.0 33.1

gNa = reduced sodium conductance; PRR = post-repolarization refractoriness; RMP = resting membrane potential; other abbreviations as in Table 3.