4-aminopyridine inhibits the occurrence of ventricular fibrillation but not ventricular tachycardia in the reperfused, isolated rat heart

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 602-605

  Miyashita, T ^a   Kubota, I ^a   Yamaki, M ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Yamauchi, S ^a   Tomoike, H ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; Reperfusion arrhythmia; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0033850472     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.64.602     Document Type: Article

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