Subepicardial action potential characteristics are a function of depth and activation sequence in isolated rabbit hearts

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 809-817

  Kelly, Allen ^a   Ghouri, Iffath A ^a   Kemi, Ole J ^a   Bishop, Martin J ^b   Bernus, Olivier ^c   Fenton, Flavio H ^d   Myles, Rachel C ^a   Burton, Francis L ^a   Smith, Godfrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential anisotropy; Di 4 aminonaphthenyl pyridinum propylsulfonate; Electrophysiology; Multiphoton microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIAL ANISOTROPY; DI-4-AMINONAPHTHENYL-PYRIDINUM-PROPYLSULFONATE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEART; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PERFUSION; PERICARDIUM; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING;

EID: 84884520291     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000334     Document Type: Article

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