Alteration of Ventricular Fibrillation by Propranolol and Isoproterenol Detected by Epicardial Mapping with 506 Electrodes

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 471-485

  HILLSLEY, RUSSELL E ^a   BOLLACKER, KURT D ^a   SIMPSON, EDWARD V ^a   ROLLINS, DENNIS L ^a   YARGER, MICHAEL D ^a   WOLF, PATRICK D ^a   SMITH, WILLIAM M ^a   IDEKER, RAYMOND E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

epicardial mapping; isoproterenol; propranolol; ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SWINE;

EID: 0029035859     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1995.tb00420.x     Document Type: Article

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