Electrophysiologic properties and ventricular fibrillation in normal and myopathic hearts

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 510-519

  Kavanagh, Katherine M ^a,c   Guerrero, Patricia A ^b   Jugdutt, Bodh I ^a   Witkowski, Francis X ^a   Saffitz, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Cardiomyopathy; Defibrillation; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032707853     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y99-047     Document Type: Article

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