Acetylcholine-induced shortening of the epicardial action potential duration may increase repolarization gradients and LQT3 arrhythmic risk

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Flaim, Sarah N ^a   McCulloch, Andrew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Arrhythmia mechanisms; Autonomic nervous system; Dispersion of repolarization; Epicardium; LQT3; Mutation; Parasympathetic nervous system; SCN5A; Ventricular heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; EPICARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAMMAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE CELLS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 35748985553     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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