Electrophysiological mechanisms of gastrointestinal arrhythmogenesis: Lessons from the heart

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 7, Issue JUN, 2016, Pages

  Tse, Gary ^a,b   Lai, Eric T H ^a   Lee, Alex P W ^b   Yan, Bryan P ^b   Wong, Sunny H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac electrophysiology; Electrical excitation; Focal activity; Gastrointestinal electrophysiology; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL REENTRY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING ORGAN SYSTEMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL REENTRY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NON REENTRANT ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW;

EID: 84977625557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00230     Document Type: Review

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