Atomic-level studies of the architecture of tiny sodium channel proteins, critical to generating electrical signals that start off each beat of the heart, are imparting striking details about their ...

Researchers have discovered the molecular origins of the heart beat. They have found the proteins that make up tiny sodium channels in the tissues of the heart that can help generate the heart beats.

Atomic-level studies of the architecture of tiny sodium channel proteins, critical to generating electrical signals that start off each beat of the heart, are imparting striking details about their ...

Cardiac sodium channel structure cartoon with binding of the antiarrhythmic drug flecainide shown as yellow sticks. The channel drawing is superimposed over a heart image. The electrocardiogram's ...

Sodium channel blockers are medications that help reduce abnormal electrical activity in the heart. They can also lower the risk of severe complications such as stroke or sudden cardiac death. Sodium ...