Ionic mechanism of Ibutilide in human atrium: Evidence for a drug- induced Na+ current through a nifedipine inhibited inward channel

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-22

  Lee, Kai S ^a   Lee, Esther W ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; IBUTILIDE FUMARATE; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; SODIUM CHANNELS; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 0031821624     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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