Antiarrhythmic effects of potassium channel openers in rhythm abnormalities related to delayed repolarization

Circulation

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 1491-1500

  Carlsson, Leif ^a   Abrahamsson, Christina ^a   Drews, Lissen ^a   Duker, Göran ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Afterdepolarizations, early; Pinacidil; Proarrhythmias; Repolarization delaying agents; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

2 CYANO 1 (1 ISOPROPYLPROPYL) 3 (4 PYRIDYL)GUANIDINE; 2 CYANO 1 (1,1 DIMETHYLPROPYL) 3 (3 PYRIDYL)GUANIDINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CLOFILIUM; DILTIAZEM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; METHOXAMINE; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; RABBIT; TORSADE DES POINTES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMAL; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GLYBURIDE; GUANIDINES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PYRIDINES; RABBITS; STEREOISOMERISM; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 0026600632     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.85.4.1491     Document Type: Article

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