Effect of verapamil and procainamide on atrial fibrillation-induced electrical remodeling in humans

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1542-1550

  Daoud, Emile G ^a,b   Knight, Bradley P ^a   Weiss, Raul ^a   Bahu, Marwan ^a   Paladino, Walter ^a   Goyal, Rajiva ^a   Man, K Ching ^a   Strickberger, S Adam ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Fibrillation; Remodeling electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROCAINAMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL AFFECTING AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030826188     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.5.1542     Document Type: Article

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