Electromechanical properties of Purkinje fiber strands isolated from human ventricular endocardium

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 737-744

  Lee, Fan Yen ^a   Wei, Jeng ^b   Wang, Jaang Jiun ^b   Liu, Hwan Wun ^b   Shih, Tzu Cheng ^b   Lin, Cheng I ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; STROPHANTHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; PURKINJE FIBER; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PURKINJE FIBERS; STROPHANTHINS;

EID: 2642573255     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(03)00230-4     Document Type: Article

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