Influence of propafenone on resetting and termination of canine atrial flutter

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1200-1219

  Mensour, Boualem ^a   Jalil, Elise ^a   Vinet, Alain ^a   Kus, Teresa ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Propafenone; Resetting; Termination

Indexed keywords

PROPAFENONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; DOG; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART PACING; NONHUMAN; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SIMULATION;

EID: 0033845303     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb00933.x     Document Type: Editorial

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