Graded response and restitution hypotheses of ventricular vulnerability to fibrillation: Insights into the mechanism of initiation of fibrillation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages 87-91

  Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a,b   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic restitution; Graded response; Reentry; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033390005     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90048-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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