Obstacle-induced transition from ventricular fibrillation to tachycardia in isolated swine right ventricles: Insights into the transition dynamics and implications for the critical mass

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2000-2008

  Valderrábano, Miguel ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a   Yashima, Masaaki ^a   Wu, Tsu Juey ^a   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CSMC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART EXCITATION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SWINE;

ANIMALS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; SWINE; TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0034669490     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00941-4     Document Type: Article

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