Research Article

Atrial Dyssynchrony Measured by Strain Echocardiography as a Marker of Proarrhythmic Remodeling and Oxidative Stress in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Figure 8

Characterization of KATP channel expression in atrial samples from synchronic and dyssynchronic patients. (a) The Kir6.1 subunit of the potassium channels was present perivascularly (white arrows) and in atrial cardiomyocytes (arrowheads). F-Actin marks the tissue with a blue staining and WGA cellular membranes to facilitate structural characterization. White bars correspond to 20 μm. (b) Quantification of Kir6.1 integrated optical density (IOD) displayed as mean and SD and by -test.