Effect of pilsicainide, a pure sodium channel blocker, on spiral waves during atrial fibrillation: Theoretical analysis by numerical simulation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 321-334

  Namba, Tsunetoyo ^a   Ashihara, Takashi ^b   Nakazawa, Kazuo ^c   Ohe, Tohru ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Computer simulation; Pilsicainide; Sodium channel blocker; Spiral wave

Indexed keywords

PILSICAINIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; THEORY;

EID: 0032699355     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90003-1     Document Type: Article

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