Modulation of ventricular fibrillation in the isolated heart: The role of slow calcium channel activity under continuous perfusion

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-28

  Amitzur, Giora ^a,b   Pogatz, Victoria ^a   Novikov, Ilia ^a   Kaplinsky, Eliezer ^a   Eldar, Michael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanism); Ca channel; Gap junction; Membrane currents; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; SODIUM CHANNEL; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; PERFUSION; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0033989410     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200001000-00003     Document Type: Article

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