Effects of coupled pacing on cardiac performance during acute atrial tachycardia and fibrillation: An old therapy revisited for a new reason

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 6 54-6, 2003, Pages

  Yamada, Hirotsugu ^a   Martin, David O ^a   Mowrey, Kent A ^a   Greenberg, Neil L ^a   Wallick, Don W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractility; Heart rate; Nonpharmacological approach; Sinus rhythm; Ventricular rate of mechanical contractions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; DOG; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PACING; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; POST EXTRA SYSTOLIC POTENTIATION; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0344009552     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00393.2003     Document Type: Article

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