Discordant S-T alternans contributes to formation of reentry: A possible mechanism of reperfusion arrhythmia

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 1 44-1, 1998, Pages

  Tachibana, Hidetada ^a   Kubota, Isao ^a   Yamaki, Michiyasu ^a   Watanabe, Tetsu ^a   Tomoike, Hitonobu ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conduction block; Reentrant circuit; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY REPERFUSION; DOG; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REPERFUSION INJURY; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE;

EID: 33750852496     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.1.h116     Document Type: Article

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