Dynamic mechanism for initiation of ventricular fibrillation in vivo

Circulation

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1123-1129

  Gelzer, Anna R M ^a,b   Koller, Marcus L ^c   Otani, Niels F ^a   Fox, Jeffrey J ^d   Enyeart, Michael W ^a   Hooker, Giles J ^b   Riccio, Mark L ^a   Bartoli, Carlo R ^a   Gilmour, Robert F ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Center of Cardiovascular Medicine   (Germany)

^d Gene Network Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Ventricular fibrillation; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 53449095085     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.738013     Document Type: Article

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