Pause induced early afterdepolarizations in the long QT syndrome: A simulation study

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 530-542

  Viswanathan, Prakash C ^a   Rudy, Yoram ^a  

^a Cardiac Bioelectricity Res T   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanisms); Computer modelling; Ion channels; Long QT Syndrome; Na Ca exchanger

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL;

AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL CELL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE; SODIUM CURRENT; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CELL LINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GUINEA PIGS; ION CHANNELS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM-CALCIUM EXCHANGER;

EID: 0032979304     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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