Electrophysiologic features of Torsades de Pointes: Insights from a new isolated rabbit heart model

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1148-1158

  Zabel, Markus ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a   Behrens, Steffen ^b   Yi Gang, L I ^a   Woosley, Raymond L ^b   Franz, Michael R ^b,c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion of repolarization; Repolarization; Torsades de pointes; Ventricular action potential

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPICARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0030766555     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb01001.x     Document Type: Article

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