Canine model of Brugada syndrome using regional epicardial cooling of the right ventricular outflow tract

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 936-941

  Nishida, Kunihiro ^a   Fujiki, Akira ^a   Mizumaki, Koichi ^a   Sakabe, Masao ^a   Sugao, Masataka ^a   Tsuneda, Takayuki ^a   Inoue, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Canine in vivo model; Myocardial cooling; Vagal nerve stimulation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; DOG; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; STIMULATION; T WAVE; VAGUS NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; COLD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; PERICARDIUM; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 4444255883     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04041.x     Document Type: Article

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