Title :
Ionic channel changes occurring during infarct healing cause postrepolarization refractoriness
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
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;
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
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804352
