The acute inotropic effects of cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) are associated with action potential duration shortening and mediated by β1-adrenoceptor signalling

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 252-262

  Winter, James ^a   Brack, Kieran E ^a   Ng, G André ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac contractility modulation; Langendorff; Non excitatory stimulation; Rabbit; Sympathetic nerves

Indexed keywords

BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; METOPROLOL; N [3 HYDROXY 2,2 DIMETHYL 6 (4,4,4 TRIFLUOROBUTOXY)CHROMAN 4 YL] N METHYLMETHANESULFONAMIDE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; INOTROPISM; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC BETA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; METOPROLOL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79959507250     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: 10958584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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