DocumentCode
3310691
Title
Ionic channel changes occurring during infarct healing cause postrepolarization refractoriness
Author
Cab, Candido
Author_Institution
Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
36434
Abstract
The changes in Na channel function caused by infarct healing result in slow conduction and prolongation of the refractory period which might create the conditions to initiate tachycardia in infarcted canine hearts
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; biomembrane transport; cardiology; physiological models; sodium; Na; Na channel function; cardiac electrophysiology; infarct healing; infarcted canine hearts; ionic channel changes; postrepolarization refractoriness; refractory period prolongation; slow conduction; tachycardia initiation; Arteries; Circuits; Current measurement; Electrical capacitance tomography; Electrical stimulation; Heart; Power measurement; Steady-state; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5674-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804352
Filename
804352
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