The mechanisms of the vulnerable window: The role of virtual electrodes and shock polarity

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-33

  Yamanouchi, Y ^a   Cheng, Y ^a   Tchou, P J ^a   Efimov, I R ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac vulnerability; Defibrillation; Optical mapping; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; EXCITABILITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; T WAVE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0035129763     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y00-115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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