Relation between cellular repolarization characteristics and critical mass for human ventricular fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1077-1086

  Wu, Tsu Juey ^a,e   Yashima, Masaaki ^a   Doshi, Rahul ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a   Athill, Charles A ^a   Ong, James J C ^a   Czer, Lawrence ^a   Trento, Alfredo ^b   Blanche, Carlos ^b   Kass, Robert M ^b   Garfinkel, Alan ^c   Weiss, James N ^c   Fishbein, Michael C ^d   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a   Chen, Peng sheng ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Physiological Science   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Action potential duration; Action potential duration restitution curve; Critical mass; Cromakalim; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CROMAKALIM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032838384     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00280.x     Document Type: Article

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