Role of sodium channels in ventricular fibrillation: A study in nonischemic isolated hearts

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 785-793

  Amitzur, Giora ^a,c   Schoels, Wolfgang ^b   Visokovsky, Alexander ^a   Lev Ran, Varda ^a   Novikov, Ilia ^a   Mueller, Matthias ^b   Kraft, Patricia ^b   Kaplinsky, Elieser ^a   Eldar, Michael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanisms); Cell communication; Experimental; Heart; Sodium channel; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033660429     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200012000-00015     Document Type: Article

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