Interdependence of modulated dispersion and tissue structure in the mechanism of unidirectional block

Circulation Research

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 922-928

  Laurita, Kenneth R ^a   Rosenbaum, David S ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical mapping; Premature stimulation; Reentry; Repolarization; Source sink mismatch

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034634283     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.87.10.922     Document Type: Article

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