Electrical Restitution Hysteresis: Good Memory or Delayed Response?

Circulation Research

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 567-569

  Berger, Ronald D ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Alternans; Memory; Repolarization; Restitution

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; DIASTOLE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 1642326691     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.0000124605.03595.E4     Document Type: Editorial

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