Intrapericardial delivery of L-arginine reduces the increased severity of ventricular arrhythmias during sympathetic stimulation in dogs with acute coronary occlusion: Nitric oxide modulates sympathetic effects on ventricular electrophysiological properties

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4044-4049

  Fei, Lü ^a   Baron, Alain D ^a   Henry, David P ^a   Zipes, Douglas P ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Autonomic; Electrophysiology; Nervous system; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY SINUS BLOOD FLOW; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE;

EID: 0030667345     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.11.4044     Document Type: Article

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