Chloroquine terminates stretch-induced atrial fibrillation more effectively than flecainide in the sheep heart

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 561-570

  Filgueiras Rama, David ^a   Martins, Raphael P ^a   Mironov, Sergey ^a   Yamazaki, Masatoshi ^a   Calvo, Conrado J ^a   Ennis, Steve R ^a   Bandaru, Krishna ^a   Noujaim, Sami F ^a   Kalifa, Jérôme ^a   Berenfeld, Omer ^a,b   Jalife, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia mechanisms; Atrial fibrillation; Drug therapy; Electrophysiology mapping

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; CHLOROQUINE; FLECAINIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SINUS RHYTHM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHLOROQUINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLECAINIDE; HEART ATRIA; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863662621     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.966820     Document Type: Article

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