Pathophysiological characteristics of the post-myocardial Infarction heart failure model in rats

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 420-424

  Tucci, Paulo J F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heart failure physiopathology; Myocardial infarction; Rats

Indexed keywords

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE MODEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART FAILURE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RATS;

EID: 79957926082     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2011005000049     Document Type: Review

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