Role of intracellular sodium overload in the genesis of cardiac arrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 700-721

  Levi, Allan J ^a   Dalton, Geoff R ^a   Hancox, Jules C ^a   Mitcheson, John S ^a   Issberner, Jon ^a   Bates, Jennifer A ^a   Evans, Stephen J ^a   Howarth, F Chris ^a   Hobai, Ion A ^a   Jones, John V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrioventricular node; Calcium overload; Intracellular sodium; Myocyte; Patch clamp; Sarcoplasmic reticulum; Sodium calcium exchange; Sodium potassium pump; Ventricular premature beat; Working rat heart

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL PH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART RATE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE; SODIUM CELL LEVEL;

EID: 8544267241     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb01834.x     Document Type: Review

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