Basic mechanisms of reentrant arrhythmias

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-7

  Antzelevitch, C ^a  

^a MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 0035166914     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-200101000-00001     Document Type: Review

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