Cellular basis for cardiac arrhythmias.
The authors summarize current concepts of the cellular electrophysiologic basis for cardiac arrhythmias. The cellular mechanisms for abnormal formation and propagation of impulses and selected interactions between the two are reviewed. The clinical significance of these phenomena is also discussed.
D000200:Action Potentials; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans