The effect of vagally induced dispersion of action potential duration on atrial arrhythmogenesis

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 334-344

  Vigmond, Edward J ^a   Tsoi, Vincent ^a   Kuo, Samuel ^b   Arevalo, Hermenigeld ^b   Kneller, James ^c   Nattel, Stanley ^c   Trayanova, Natalia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial model; Atrial structure; Reentry; Vagal stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DOG; EXTRASYSTOLE; GEOMETRY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AORTIC BODIES; ARRHYTHMIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART ATRIA; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 9244246342     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.03.077     Document Type: Article

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