On the mechanism of the probabilistic nature of ventricular defibrillation threshold

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 1 53-1, 2003, Pages

  Yashima, Masaaki ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a   Armin, Sean ^a   Wu, Tsu Juey ^a   Miyauchi, Yasushi ^a   Mandel, William J ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Ventricular fibrillation; Vulnerable period

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0037230185     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00742.2002     Document Type: Article

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