Cellular and ionic basis for T-wave alternans under long-QT conditions

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1499-1507

  Shimizu, Wataru ^a   Antzelevitch, Charles ^a  

^a MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Long QT syndrome; Torsade de pointes; Waves

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; RYANODINE; SEA ANEMONE TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0033596974     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.11.1499     Document Type: Article

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