Reduced antiarrhythmic efficacy of verapamil in isolated rat hearts in the presence of elevated extracellular calcium

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 455-462

  Lieu, Phung B ^a   Fornari, Marcella ^a   Ramos, Trevy ^a   Hatcher, A Shea ^a   Clements Jewery, Hugh ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antiarrhythmic; calcium; ischemia; Isolated heart; L type Ca channel; ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HEART; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 79955012720     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31820ff60e     Document Type: Article

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