Age-related sensitivity to nicotine for inducible atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 5 54-5, 2003, Pages

  Hayashi, Hideki ^a   Omichi, Chikaya ^a   Miyauchi, Yasushi ^a   Mandel, William J ^a   Lin, Shien Fong ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Davis Research Bldg   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Atrium; Conduction; Refractory period

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PERFUSION; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOKING; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0142232031     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00371.2003     Document Type: Article

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