Are ECG Premature Complexes Induced by Ultrasonic Cavitation Electrophysiological Responses to Irreversible Cardiomyocyte Injury?

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 312-320

  Miller, Douglas L ^a   Dou, Chunyan ^a   Lucchesi, Benedict R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac myocyte necrosis; Contrast agent adverse effects; Gas body activation; Myocardial contrast echocardiography; Ultrasonic cavitation biology

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC MYOCYTES; CONTRAST AGENT; MYOCARDIAL CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASONIC CAVITATION BIOLOGY;

CAVITATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; EVANS BLUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRASYSTOLE; FROZEN SECTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICROSPHERES; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; NECROSIS; RATS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 78751604854     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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