Cardiac sympathetic nerve activity and ventricular fibrillation during acute myocardial infarction in a conscious sheep model

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Jardine, D L ^a   Charles, C J ^a   Frampton, C M ^a   Richards, A M ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac muscle; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEART BEAT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SHEEP; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 34547100287     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01262.2006     Document Type: Article

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