Drug-induced torsades de pointes - A form of mechano-electric feedback?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-203

  Fabritz, Larissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ESMOLOL; ISOPRENALINE; VERAPAMIL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOG; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; ISOPROTERENOL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 36649004092     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2007.08.012     Document Type: Editorial

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