Narine Sarvazyan, Ph'D'

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Narine Sarvazyan, Ph.D. Pharmacology and
Physiology Dept, The George Washington University
Medical Center
I. Cellular Origins of Ectopic Arrhythmias
Arrhythmias
Reentry
Ectopic
Normal rhythm
Wave PROPAGATION disturbances
Wave INITIATION disturbances


cells
chamber
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In vitro
In silico
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BOUNDARY ACTIVITY in 3D
computer simulations
Ectopic beats
Micro-reentries
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Other areas of interest
II. Stems cells cardiac regeneration
III. Cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines
a-MHC-GFP construct
embryoid body
Phospholipase A2 inhibition
doxorubicin induced oxidative stress
Contracting cells of cardiac lineage are
fluorescent within attached embryoid body.
Phase-contrast picture of attached embryoid body
and its fluorescent image.
Acknowledgement of financial support NIH and
American Heart Association