Arrhythmias in patients with mechanical ventricular dysfunction and myocardial stretch: Role of mechano-electric feedback

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-252

  Sarubbi, Berardo ^a,b   Ducceschi, Valentino ^a   Santangelo, Lucio ^a   Iacono, Aldo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Ist Medico Chir di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mechano electric feedback; Myocardial stretch; Ventricular arrhythmias; Ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRETCHING; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEEDBACK; HEART; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0031952117     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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