Mechanisms of discordant alternans and induction of reentry in simulated cardiac tissue

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 1664-1670

  Qu, Z ^a   Garfinkel, A ^a   Chen, P S ^a   Weiss, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Alternans; Arrhythmias; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; SWINE; T WAVE;

EID: 0034601749     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.14.1664     Document Type: Article

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