Cellular basis of ventricular arrhythmias and abnormal automaticity in heart failure

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 1 46-1, 1999, Pages

  Nuss, H Bradley ^a   Kääb, Stefan ^a   Kass, David A ^a   Tomaselli, Gordon F ^a   Marbán, Eduardo ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias; Cardiac electrophysiology; Early afterdepolarizations

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; POTASSIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 2542510483     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.1.h80     Document Type: Article

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