Impact of sex and gonadal steroids on prolongation of ventricular repolarization and arrhythmias induced by Ik-blocking drugs

Circulation

Volumn 103, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 2207-2212

  Pham, Thai V ^a   Sosunov, Eugene A ^a   Gainullin, Ravil Z ^a   Danilo Jr , Peter ^a   Rosen, Michael R ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Drugs; Ion channels; Sex; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CHROMANOL 293B; DOFETILIDE; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035339010     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.103.17.2207     Document Type: Article

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