are neutrons involved in the pathogenesis of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias?

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Kusniec, J ^a   Stoupel, E ^a   Mazur, A ^a   Zabarsky, R ^a   Golovchiner, G ^a   Strasberg, B ^a   Battler, A ^a   Israelevich, P ^b   Abramson, E ^b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

AICD; cosmic ray; geomagnetic activity; neutron activity; ventricular fibrillation; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; NEUTRON; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; STUDENT T TEST;

ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NEUTRONS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645928248     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2006.17.1.55     Document Type: Article

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