Arrhythmogenic consequences of action potential duration gradients in the atria

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-119

  Ridler, Marc Etienne ^a   Lee, Mike ^b   McQueen, David ^c   Peskin, Charles ^c   Vigmond, Edward ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL DURATION; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CORONARY SINUS; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; PULMONARY VEIN; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; ANIMAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SINUS NODE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; VAGUS NERVE;

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SINOATRIAL NODE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 79953321218     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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