Effects of procainamide on electrical activity in thoracic veins and atria in canine model of sustained atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 5 55-5, 2004, Pages

  Chou, Chung Chuan ^a   Zhou, Shengmei ^a   Miyauchi, Yasushi ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a   Okuyama, Yuji ^a   Fishbein, Michael C ^b   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Pacemakers; Pharmacology; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX; VEIN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PROCAINAMIDE; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX; VEINS;

EID: 1942533439     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00754.2003     Document Type: Article

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