Computer model of electrophysiological instability in very small heterogeneous ventricular syncytia

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 PART 2, 1997, Pages

  Nordin, Charles ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium overload; Early afterdepolarizations; Reentry; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745424116     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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