Lidocaine and nisoldipine attenuate almokalant-induced dispersion of repolarization and early afterdepolarizations in vitro

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1074-1081

  Abrahamsson, Christina ^a,b   Carlsson, Leif ^a   Duker, Göran ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

action potential; Class III antiarrhythmic agents; dispersion of repolarization; early afterdepolarizations; Purkinje fiber; rabbit

Indexed keywords

ALMOKALANT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; NISOLDIPINE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PROTECTION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; RABBIT; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0029959565     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00483.x     Document Type: Article

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