Developmental Hypoxia Increases Susceptibility to Cardiac Ventricular Arrhythmias in Adult Offspring
Mitchell C. Lock, Kerri L. M. Smith, Aga Swiderska, Hayat Baba, Andrew Silverwood, Julia Dyba, Olga V. Patey, Youguo Niu, Sage G. Ford, Freja Steinke, Katharine M. Dibb, Andrew W. Trafford, Dino A. Giussani, Gina L. J. Galli
This study shows that fetal hypoxia increases susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias in adult offspring by altering excitation-contraction coupling.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology