Spiral waves and reentry dynamics in an in vitro model of the healed infarct border zone

Circulation Research

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1062-1071

  Abraham, M Roselle ^a   Chang, Marvin G ^a,b,c   Zhang, Yibing ^b   Chang, Connie Y ^a,b   Xu, Linmiao ^a,b   Emokpae, Roland ^e   Tung, Leslie ^b   Marbán, Eduardo ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Ca 2+; Cardiac electrophysiology; Channels; Current; Electrophysiology; Mapping; Na +; Optical mapping

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; LIDOCAINE; NITRENDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; SOTALOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SPIRAL WAVE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VOLTAGE SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 73349130464     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.108.176248     Document Type: Article

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