Refractory gradient is responsible for the increase in ventricular vulnerability under sodium channel blockade

Circulation Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 345-353

  Yao, Takenori ^a   Ashihara, Takashi ^b,c   Ito, Makoto ^a   Nakazawa, Kazuo ^d   Horie, Minoru ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bidomain model; Refractory gradient; Sodium channel blockade; Ventricular vulnerability; Virtual electrode induced phase singularity

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; SIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS;

EID: 15744398886     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.345     Document Type: Article

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