Effects of amiodarone on wave front dynamics during ventricular fibrillation in isolated swine right ventricle

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 3 51-3, 2002, Pages

  Omichi, Chikaya ^a   Zhou, Shengmei ^b   Lee, Moon Hyoung ^c   Naik, Ajay ^a   Chang, Che Ming ^b   Garfinkel, Alan ^c   Weiss, James N ^a   Lin, Shien Fong ^b   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^c   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential duration restitution; Antiarrhythmic agents; Optical mapping; Pharmacology; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUDDEN DEATH; SWINE;

EID: 0036089280     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00633.2001     Document Type: Article

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