Dependence of temporal variability of ventricular recovery on myocardial fibrosis. Role of mechanoelectric feedback?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-65

  Stilli, Donatella ^a   Aimi, Beatrice ^a   Sgoifo, Andrea ^a   Ciarlini, Patrizia ^b   Regoliosi, Giuseppe ^b   Lagrasta, Costanza ^a   Olivetti, Giorgio ^a   Musso, Ezio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cycle length; Heart rate variability; Integral maps; Mechanoelectric feedback; Myocardial fibrosis; Non invasive measurements; Rat, anesthetized; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RAT; RR INTERVAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ST SEGMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FEEDBACK; HEART RATE; MALE; OVUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031888411     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00221-6     Document Type: Article

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