Phase 2 reentry as a mechanism of initiation of circus movement reentry in canine epicardium exposed to simulated ischemia

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 593-603

  Lukas, Anton ^a,b   Antzelevitch, Charles ^a  

^a MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dog ventricle; Epicardial mapping; Myocardial ischemia; Potassium channel; Reentry Tachycardia; Transient outward

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOGS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, SINOATRIAL NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0030245546     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6363(96)00115-0     Document Type: Article

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