Enalapril preserves sinus node function in a canine atrial fibrillation model induced by rapid atrial pacing

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1209-1214

  Sakabe, Masao ^a   Fujiki, Akira ^a   Nishida, Kunihiro ^a   Sugao, Masataka ^a   Nagasawa, Hidehiko ^a   Tsuneda, Takayuki ^a   Mizumaki, Koichi ^a   Inoue, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Apoptosis; Atrial fibrillation; Interstitial fibrosis adipose tissue; Sinus node function

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL; PLACEBO; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SINUS NODE; STAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ENALAPRIL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 33644815363     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50100.x     Document Type: Article

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