Electrophysiological and Pharmacological Characteristics of Triggered Activity Elicited in Guinea-Pig Pulmonary Vein Myocardium

• Main Authors: Akira Takahara (Author), Takahiko Sugimoto (Author), Takuma Kitamura (Author), Kiyoshi Takeda (Author), Yayoi Tsuneoka (Author), Iyuki Namekata (Author), Hikaru Tanaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pulmonary vein is known as an important source of ectopic beats, initiating frequent paroxysms of atrial fibrillation. We analyzed electrophysiological and pharmacological characteristics of triggered activity elicited in the isolated pulmonary vein from the guinea pig. Immediately after the ter...