Heart failure enhances arrhythmogenesis in pulmonary veins

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 666-674

  Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Chen, Yao Chang ^c   Yeh, Yung Hsin ^d   Lai, Yu Jun ^e   Yeh, Hung I ^e   Lin, Cheng I ^c   Lin, Yung Kuo ^f   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Wu, Tsu Juey ^a,g   Huang, Yi Kung ^h   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b   Chen, Yi Jen ^c,f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Multi electrode; Remodelling; Triggered activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN; RABBIT; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROELECTRODES; PULMONARY VEINS; RABBITS;

EID: 80053169710     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05553.x     Document Type: Article

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