Membrane time constant during internal defibrillation strength shocks in intact heart: Effects of Na+ and Ca2+ channel blockers

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-92

  Mowrey, Kent A ^a   Efimov, Igor R ^b   Cheng, Yuanna ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillation shock; Lidocaine and nifedipine; Membrane time constant; Transmembrane potential

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; NIFEDIPINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; KINETICS; LIDOCAINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; NIFEDIPINE; RABBITS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS;

EID: 58149117953     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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