Dispersion-based reentry: Mechanism of initiation of ventricular tachycardia in isolated rabbit hearts

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 2 45-2, 1999, Pages

  Robert, Emmanuelle ^a   Aya, A Guy M ^a   De La Coussaye, Jean E ^a,e   Péray, Pascale ^b   Juan, Jean Marie ^a   Brugada, Josep ^c   Davy, Jean Marc ^d   Eledjam, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Hopital Gaston Doumergue   (France)

Author keywords

Epicardial mapping; Heart; Potassium channel openers; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

LEMAKALIM; NICORANDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

EID: 0033054904     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.276.2.h413     Document Type: Article

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