Dynamic effects of intravenous procainamide infusion on the electrophysiological properties during atrial fibrillation

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-49

  Shima, Takashi ^a,b   Ohnishi, Yoshio ^a   Inoue, Tomoo ^a   Yokoyama, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAISEIKAI NAKATSU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrophysiology; Monophasic action potential; Procainamide; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCAINAMIDE;

EID: 0032951817     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.63.43     Document Type: Article

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