Decreased mortality in a rat model of acute postinfarction heart failure

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 341, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 459-463

  Råmunddal, Truls ^a   Lorentzon, Malin ^a   Omerovic, Elmir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Heart failure; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Small animal model

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DOBUTAMINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMIODARONE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; INTENSIVE CARE; ISOFLURANE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31444451293     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.12.198     Document Type: Article

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