Mechanisms of human atrial fibrillation initiation clinical and computational studies of repolarization restitution and activation latency

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1149-1159

  Krummen, David E ^a,b   Bayer, Jason D ^c   Ho, Jeffrey ^a,b   Ho, Gordon ^a,b   Smetak, Miriam R ^b   Clopton, Paul ^a,b   Trayanova, Natalia A ^c   Narayan, Sanjiv M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Atrial fibrillation; Computers; Electrophysiology; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ISOPRENALINE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERSISTENT HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADENOSINE; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873870254     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.969022     Document Type: Article

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