Evidence that activation following failed defibrillation is not caused by triggered activity

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1200-1205

  Zheng, Xiangsheng ^a   Walcott, Gregory P ^a   Smith, William M ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Volker Hall B140 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac electrophysiology; Ventricular defibrillation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

FLUNARIZINE; PINACIDIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIUM; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SWINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CARDIOVERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; ENDOCARDIUM; FLUNARIZINE; PINACIDIL; SWINE; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33644806920     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50045.x     Document Type: Article

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