Animal models of cardiac arrhythmias

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 165-177

  Janse, Michiel J ^a   Opthof, Tobias ^a   Kléber, André G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; CATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RABBITS; RATS; SWINE;

EID: 0032126365     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00313-1     Document Type: Review

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