Digoxin delays recovery from tachycardia-induced electrical remodeling of the atria

Circulation

Volumn 100, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 1836-1842

  Tieleman, Robert G ^a   Blaauw, Yuri ^b   Van Gelder, Isabelle C ^b   De Langen, Cees D J ^b   De Kam, Pieter J ^b   Grandjean, Jan G ^b   Patberg, Kornelis W ^b   Bel, Klaas J ^b   Allessie, Maurits A ^b   Crijns, Harry J G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calcium; Digoxin; Fibrillation; Nervous system, autonomic; Pacing; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GOAT; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PACING; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0032731297     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.100.17.1836     Document Type: Article

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