Effect of varying pacing waveform shapes on propagation and hemodynamics in the rabbit heart

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 6 A, 1997, Pages 36-43

  Thakor, Nitish V ^a   Ranjan, Ravi ^a   Rajasekhar, Suribhotla ^a   Mower, Morton M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART PACING; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRODES; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RABBITS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0030937968     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00120-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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