Transmural repolarisation in the left ventricle in humans during normoxia and ischaemia

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 454-462

  Taggart, Peter ^a   Sutton, Peter M I ^a   Opthof, Tobias ^b   Coronel, Ruben ^c   Trimlett, Richard ^a   Pugsley, Wilfred ^a   Kallis, Panny ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ischaemia; Repolarisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERICARDIUM; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034999515     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00223-1     Document Type: Article

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