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ArticleAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2026

Transcriptomic Remodeling of Pulmonary Vein Sleeves Suggests a Role in Atrial Arrhythmogenesis in Thoroughbred Horses.

Magdalena Arevalo-Turrubiarte, Charlotte E Edling, Carla Moller-Levet, Bronte Forbes, Victoria Kemp, Joe Weir, Celia Marr, Rebecca Lewis, Kamalan Jeevaratnam

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Article in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Magdalena Arevalo-TurrubiarteSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.
Charlotte E EdlingSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.
Carla Moller-LevetSchool of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.
Bronte ForbesHong Kong Jockey Club, Sha Tin racecourse, Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
Victoria KempHong Kong Jockey Club, Sha Tin racecourse, Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
Joe WeirHong Kong Jockey Club, Sha Tin racecourse, Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
Celia MarrRossdales Equine Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Newmarket, UK.
Rebecca LewisSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.
Kamalan JeevaratnamSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6232-388X

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The Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation MRG2021101261
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Abstract

The initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation have been associated with physiological alterations in myocardial sleeves of the pulmonary veins (PVs). Gene expression profiles of the myocardial sleeves of the PVs in healthy (n = 3) and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) (n = 6) thoroughbred horses (Equus caballus) were studied. Tissue collected from the left superior PV, adjacent to the left atrium, was analyzed by RNA sequencing. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis demonstrated positive enrichment of gene ontology biological processes related to muscle and endothelial cell development, cell shape, and structure organization in horses with PAF. Enrichment analysis of cellular and molecular functions showed upregulation of genes involved in transport and extracellular matrix components in horses with PAF. SCN5A and MYH7, which are associated with cardiac electrophysiology and contraction function, were both significantly upregulated in the PAF group (fold change 1.1 and 2.2, respectively). Cell deconvolution revealed a trend, although not significant, of increased numbers of fibroblasts. Our results suggest there are transcriptomic alterations in myocardial sleeves of PVs in horses with PAF, alterations related to both cardiac electrophysiology and tissue structure. These data shed further light on the potential role of PV myocardial sleeves in the pathophysiology of PAF.

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Arrhythmias, CardiacAtrial FibrillationHorse DiseasesPulmonary VeinsTranscriptomeAnimalsHeart AtriaHorsesMaleMyocardiumNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channelatrial fibrillationcardiac ion channelscell typesequinesEquus caballusmyocardial sleevespulmonary veinsRNA sequencing

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PMID41395931
PMCPMC12917935

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