Potassium channel activators differentially modulate the effect of sodium channel blockade on cardiac conduction

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 280-289

  Veeraraghavan, R ^a   Larsen, A P ^a   Torres, N S ^a   Grunnet, M ^b   Poelzing, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEUROSEARCH A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiac conduction; IKATP; IKs; INa; Optical mapping; Potassium channels

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; PINACIDIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART PACING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; GUINEA PIGS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84872197113     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2012.02481.x     Document Type: Article

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