Intracoronary flecainide induces ST alternans and reentrant arrhythmia on intact canine heart: A role of 4-aminopyridine-sensitive current

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1637-1643

  Tachibana, Hidetada ^a   Yamaki, Michiyasu ^a   Kubota, Isao ^a   Watanabe, Tetsu ^a   Yamauchi, Sou ^a   Tomoike, Hitonobu ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Flecainide; Reentry fibrillation

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ION CURRENT; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0033616879     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.12.1637     Document Type: Article

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