Electrode for recording direction of activation, conduction velocity, and monophasic action potential of myocardium

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Horner, S M ^a   Vespalcova, Z ^a   Lab, M J ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arrhythmias; electrodes; sudden death

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SUDDEN DEATH; SWINE;

EID: 0030993037     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.4.h1917     Document Type: Article

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