The contribution of ionic currents to changes in refractoriness of human atrial myocytes associated with chronic atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 226-235

  Workman, Antony J ^a   Kane, Kathleen A ^b   Rankin, Andrew C ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanisms); Ion channels; Myocytes; Remodeling; Supraventr. arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION CURRENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; ION TRANSPORT; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0034782595     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00380-7     Document Type: Article

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