Purkinje activation precedes myocardial activation following defibrillation after long-duration ventricular fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-412

  Dosdall, Derek J ^a   Osorio, Jose ^a   Robichaux, Robert P ^a   Huang, Jian ^a   Li, Li ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a,b,c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b and Radiation Oncology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac mapping; Defibrillation; Long duration ventricular fibrillation; Purkinje fibers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; HEART CATHETER; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; PURKINJE FIBERS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 76849098139     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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