Isolated heart models for studying cardiac electrophysiology: A historical perspective and recent advances

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 191-200

  Yeo, Jie Ming ^a   Tse, Vivian ^b   Kung, Judy ^c   Lin, Hiu Yu ^c   Lee, Yee Ting ^c   Kwan, Joseph ^c   Yan, Bryan P ^d,e   Tse, Gary ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

animal models; cardiac electrophysiology; Langendorff mode; perfusate composition; perfusion methods; species differences; working mode

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CRYSTALLOID; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GUINEA PIG; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; ISOLATED HEART; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PIG; RAT; REVIEW; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HUMANS; PERFUSION;

EID: 85019145115     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2016-0110     Document Type: Review

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