Development of a model of complete heart block in rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 758-763

  Lee, Randall J ^a   Sievers, Richard E ^a   Gallinghouse, G Joseph ^a   Ursell, Philip C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Atrioventricular node; Conduction tissue; His bundle; Specialized cardiac muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DISEASE MODEL; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HIS BUNDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STERNOTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031880809     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.2.758     Document Type: Article

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