Mechanoelectrical feedback regulates the arrhythmogenic activity of pulmonary veins

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-88

  Chang, S L ^b   Chen, Y C ^c   Chen, Y J ^a,d   Wangcharoen, W ^b   Lee, S H ^e,f   Lin, C I ^c   Chen, S A ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Shin Kong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; STREPTOMYCIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RABBIT; STRETCHING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEEDBACK; GADOLINIUM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PULMONARY VEINS; RABBITS; STREPTOMYCIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33846257582     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.089359     Document Type: Article

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