Effect of sotalol and acute ventricular dilatation on action potential duration and dispersion of repolarization after defibrillation shocks

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 640-648

  Kirchhof, Paulus ^a   Milberg, Peter ^a   Eckardt, Lars ^a   Breithardt, Günter ^a   Haverkamp, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Dilatation; Monophasic action potential; Repolarization; Sotalol

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG EFFECT; HEART DILATATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BALLOON DILATATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; RABBITS; SOTALOL; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0037382246     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200304000-00018     Document Type: Article

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