Depolarization of fibroblasts in scar tissue drives cardiac excitation

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 17 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41569-023-00948-1In a study published in Science, Wang and colleagues show that excited cardiomyocytes couple to fibroblasts via gap-junctional and non-gap-junctional (ephaptic) coupling.

Source: Nature Reviews Cardiology - October 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Karina Huynh Source Type: research