Editorial: The Role of Calcium Handling in Heart Failure and Heart Failure Associated Arrhythmias

Editorial on the Research Topic
\nThe Role of Calcium Handling in Heart Failure and Heart Failure Associated Arrhythmias
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\nOver 20 years ago Heart Failure (HF) was described as an epidemic (Braunwald, 1997) and although we have made substantial progress in HF research and treatment since then, the prevalence of HF continues to rise. The estimated 6.5 million American adults over the age of 20 with HF between 2011 and 2014 (Benjamin Emelia et al., 2018) calls for a deeper understanding of mechanisms involved in this potentially life threatening syndrome.
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\nEver since Sydney Ringer's seminal work in the late 1800's proving the importance of Ca2+ in contractility (Miller, 2004), we have…