Effect of shock-induced changes in transmembrane potential on reentrant waves and outcome during cardioversion of isolated rabbit hearts

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1118-1127

  Evans, Frederick G ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a,b   Gray, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Defibrillation; Optical mapping; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM; FLUORESCENCE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMAGING SYSTEM; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0036853057     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01118.x     Document Type: Article

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