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. 2019 Mar 21;8:e41814. doi: 10.7554/eLife.41814

Figure 7. PLN deficiency protected against TBX5-loss associated AF Intra-atrial pacing was used to induce AF.

Figure 7.

Representative intracardiac atrial electrogram recordings and corresponding surface ECG are shown from (A) R26CreERT2, (B)Tbx5fl/fl;R26CreERT2, (C)Pln-/-;R26CreERT2, (D)Tbx5fl/fl;Pln-/+;R26CreERT2, (E)Tbx5fl/fl;Pln-/-;R26CreERT2 atrial cardiomyocytes. A, atrial electrical signal; V, far field ventricular electrical signal. (F) AF was reproducibly demonstrated in 6/6 Tbx5 knockouts in contrast to 1/11 Pln/Tbx5 double knockouts, indicating rescue of atrial arrhythmogenesis. P values were determined by Fisher’s exact test (n = 5 R26CreERT2, n = 6 Tbx5fl/fl;R26CreERT2, n = 7 Pln-/-;R26CreERT2, and n = 5 Tbx5fl/fl;Pln-/+;R26CreERT2, n = 11 Tbx5fl/fl;Pln-/- mice).