Effect of action potential duration and conduction velocity restitution and their spatial dispersion on alternans and the stability of arrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1141-1149

  Banville, Isabelle ^a   Gray, Richard A ^b  

^a and Radiation Oncology   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Action potential duration; Alternans; Conduction velocity; Electromechanical uncoupling drug; Fibrillation; Optical mapping; Restitution; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN D; DIACETYL OXIME;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0036853162     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01141.x     Document Type: Article

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