Further insights into the underlying electrophysiological mechanisms for reduction of atrial fibrillation by ranolazine in an experimental model of chronic heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1322-1331

  Frommeyer, Gerrit ^a   Schmidt, Marco ^a   Clauß, Catharina ^a   Kaese, Sven ^a   Stypmann, Jörg ^a   Pott, Christian ^a   Eckardt, Lars ^a   Milberg, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Chronic heart failure; Late sodium current; Post repolarization refractoriness; Ranolazine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; RANOLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ACTION POTENTIAL DURATION; HEART ATRIUM EFFECTIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ACETANILIDES; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; ISOPROTERENOL; PIPERAZINES; RABBITS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84870471264     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs163     Document Type: Article

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