Effects of antiarrhythmic drug therapy on atrioventricular nodal function during atrial fibrillation in humans

Europace

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Mangin, Laurence ^a   Vinet, Alain ^b   Pagé, Pierre ^b   Glass, Leon ^c  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drugs; Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular node; Concealed conduction; Modelling

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; METOPROLOL; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TARGETING; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 24344440282     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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