Unified rate-dependent atrioventricular nodal function: Consistent recovery and fatigue properties revealed with S1S2S3 protocols and different recovery indexes

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 959-966

  Tadros, Rafik ^a   Lavallée, Michel ^a   Billette, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Electrophysiology; Heart rate; Rate dependent properties; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; FATIGUE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HIS BUNDLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STEADY STATE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE OF HIS; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART RATE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; RABBITS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 33746320235     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.04.017     Document Type: Article

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