Current status of monophasic action potential recording: Theories, measurements and interpretations

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-40

  Franz, Michael R ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTRODES; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 0032903041     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00268-5     Document Type: Review

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