Role of interventricular dispersion of repolarization in acquired torsade-de-pointes arrhythmias: Reversal by magnesium

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 453-463

  Verduyn, S C ^a   Vos, M A ^a   Van Der Zande, J ^a   Van Der Hulst, F F ^a   Wellens, H J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Dog, anesthetized; Early afterdepolarization; Magnesium; Monophasic action potential

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SOTALOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; SOTALOL; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 0030969538     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00067-9     Document Type: Article

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