Elucidating the mechanism of cesium-induced sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in rabbits

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 706-713

  Takahashi, Naohiko ^a,b   Ito, Mono ^a   Fujino, Takao ^a   Iwao, Tetsu ^a   Nakagawa, Mikiko ^a   Yonemochi, Hidetoshi ^a   Saikawa, Tetsunori ^a   Sakata, Toshiie ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abnormal automaticity; Early afterdepolarizations; Monophasic action potentials; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; TETRODOTOXIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RABBIT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CESIUM; HEART; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; RABBITS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0031968385     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199805000-00009     Document Type: Article

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