Novel approaches to identifying antiarrhythmic drugs

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 326-330

  Weiss, James N ^a   Garfinkel, Alan ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BRETYLIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; DIACETYL OXIME; GALLOPAMIL; VERAPAMIL;

DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG TARGETING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0242334047     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2003.08.003     Document Type: Review

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