Electrical current-induced atrial and pulmonary vein action potential duration shortening and repetitive activity

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 1 56-1, 2004, Pages

  Miyauchi, Yasushi ^a   Fishbein, Michael C ^a   Karagueuzian, Hrayr S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Davis Research Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Arrhythmias; Dispersion of repolarization; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATROPINE; DIASTOLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PROPRANOLOL; PULMONARY VEINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REACTION TIME; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 3042572689     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00085.2004     Document Type: Article

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