Compensated cardiac hypertrophy: Arrhythmogenicity and the new myocardial phenotype. I. Fibrosis

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 439-444

  Assayag, Patrick ^b   Carré, François ^a   Chevalier, Brigitte ^a   Delcayre, Claude ^a   Mansier, Pascale ^a   Swynghedauw, Bernard ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Fibrosis; Heart failure; Hypertrophy; Propranolol

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; COLLAGEN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PROPRANOLOL;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOMEGALY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; RATS;

EID: 0030993603     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00073-4     Document Type: Review

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