Region-specific, pacing-induced changes in repolarization in rabbit atrium: An example of sensitivity to the rare

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 274-282

  Sosunov, Eugene A ^a   Anyukhovsky, Evgeny P ^a   Hefer, David ^a   Rosen, Tove S ^a   Danilo Jr , Peter ^a   Janse, Michiel J ^a   Rosen, Michael R ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanism); Atrial function; Membrane potential; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; ATROPINE; LOSARTAN; NIFEDIPINE; PROPRANOLOL; RYANODINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RABBIT; SINUS NODE; STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; APAMIN; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY VESSELS; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; LOSARTAN; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PROPRANOLOL; PULMONARY VEINS; RABBITS; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RYANODINE;

EID: 21744458405     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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