Increased Density of SERCA Pumps at the Periphery of Cardiac Purkinje Cells after Myocardial Infarction

BACKGROUND. The trigger of ventricular tachyarrhythmias after myocardial infarction (MI) has been attributed to increased incidence of electrogenic Ca2+ waves in cardiac Purkinje cells (Pcells). A change in Ca2+ release channel (CRC) gating properties and overload of intracellular Ca2+ store are 2 potential causes of this increase. We analysed through a model of intracellular Ca2+ dynamics the spontaneous Ca2+ transients of Pcells after MI....