Electrophysiologic and proarrhythmogenic effects of therapeutic and toxic doses of imipramine: A study with high resolution ventricular epicardial mapping in rabbit hearts

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 170-178

  Robert, Emmanuelle ^b   Bruelle, Pascal ^b   De La Coussaye, Jean E ^a   Juan, Jean Marie ^b   Brugada, Josep ^b   Peray, Pascale ^b   Dauzat, Michel ^b   Eledjam, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a Hopital Gaston Doumergue   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIPRAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FREEZING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; IMIPRAMINE; RABBITS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0030425328     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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