Ventricular fibrillation: How do we stop the waves from breaking?

Circulation Research

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1103-1107

  Weiss, James N ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a   Qu, Zhilin ^a   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a   Garfinkel, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drugs; Arrhythmias; Cardiac action potential; Electrical restitution; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0034623782     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.87.12.1103     Document Type: Review

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