Direct effects of class I antiarrhythmic drugs on epicardial electrograms in dogs

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 621-628

  Watanabe, Tetsu ^a   Kubota, Isao ^a   Yamaki, Michiyasu ^a   Tachibana, Hidetada ^a   Tomoike, Hitonobu ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depolarization; Disopyramide; Fecainide; Lidocaine; R wave; Repolarization; ST segment

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; REPOLARIZATION; ST SEGMENT;

EID: 0032761325     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.40.621     Document Type: Article

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