Kinetics of atrial repolarization alternans in a free-behaving ovine model

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1003-1012

  Jousset, Florian ^a   Tenkorang, Joanna ^b   Vesin, Jean Marc ^a   Pascale, Patrizio ^b   Ruchat, Patrick ^b   Rollin, Anne Garderes ^b   Fromer, Martin ^b   Narayan, Sanjiv M ^c   Pruvot, Etienne ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Excitability; Reentry; Repolarization alternans

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM REPOLARIZATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 85027944737     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02336.x     Document Type: Article

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