Computational models of the heart and their use in assessing the actions of drugs

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-117

  Noble, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac cell model; Cardiac organ model; Delayed after depolarization (DAD); Early after depolarization (EAD); Repolarization

Indexed keywords

RANOLAZINE; SOTALOL;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 46449087223     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.CR0070042     Document Type: Review

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