Acceleration-induced action potential prolongation and early afterdepolarizations

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 934-948

  Burashnikov, Alexander ^a   Antzelevitch, Charles ^a  

^a MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Electrophysiology; M cell; Myocardium; Triggered activity

Indexed keywords

FLUNARIZINE; RYANODINE; SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RATE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0031662969     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00134.x     Document Type: Article

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