Gadolinium decreases stretch-induced vulnerability to atrial fibrillation

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 2200-2205

  Bode, Frank ^a   Katchman, Alexander ^a   Woosley, Raymond L ^a   Franz, Michael R ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Channels; Fibrillation; Gadolinium; Mechanics; Stretch

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT;

EID: 0034625118     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.18.2200     Document Type: Article

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