α-2 adrenergic antagonism enhances risk of ventricular tachycardia during acute ischemia

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 378-385

  Arnar, David O ^a,b,c,d   Xing, Dezhi ^a,b   Martins, James B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Acute ischemia; Alpha 2 adrenergic receptors; Purkinje fibers; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; YOHIMBINE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PURKINJE FIBERS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 41649098832     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430701487713     Document Type: Article

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