Changes in atrioventricular conduction properties with refractory- period modulation

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 824-832

  Hewett, Kenneth W ^a   Le, Francis K ^a   Martin, Kylie L ^a   Brasington, Chadwick R ^a   Piecuch, Sarah ^a   Case, Christopher L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular conduction; Atrioventricular node reentry; Class III antiarrhythmic agents

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; CLOFILIUM; DOFETILIDE; RISOTILIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HIS BUNDLE; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; RABBIT; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE OF HIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PHENETHYLAMINES; PURKINJE FIBERS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RABBITS; SULFANILAMIDES; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 0029829423     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199612000-00013     Document Type: Article

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