Increased vulnerability to inducible atrial fibrillation caused by partial cellular uncoupling with heptanol

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 3 52-3, 2002, Pages

  Ohara, Toshihiko ^a   Qu, Zhilin ^a   Lee, Moon Hyoung ^a   Ohara, Keiko ^a   Omichi, Chikaya ^a   Mandel, William J ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical mapping; Reentry

Indexed keywords

HEPTANOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0036352199     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00927.2001     Document Type: Article

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