Simulated interactions between a class III antiarrhythmic drug and a Figure 8 reentry

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 265-275

  Seigneuric, R G ^a   Chasse J L ^b   Auger, P ^c   Bardou, A ^d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Reentry; Tachycardia; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

DRUG DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33645498540     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10441-005-4879-y     Document Type: Article

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