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The Electrophysiologic Matrix

Equilibrium and Arnsdorf’s Paradox

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Cardiac Repolarization

Part of the book series: Contemporary Cardiology ((CONCARD))

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Abstract

The heart beat results from a tightly controlled flow of ions of several species through specialized channels in the cell membrane, within the myoplasm, through the gap junctions that connect the cells, and through the extracellular space. Impulse propagation is importantly affected by the structure of the cell membrane, the distribution of gap junctions, and the characteristics of the extracellular space as well as by neurohumoral influences and other feedback mechanisms. The objectives of this chapter are several.

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    Ihor Gussak MD, PhD

  2. Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, USA

    Charles Antzelevitch PhD

  3. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Stephen C. Hammill MD  & Win-Kuang Shen MD  & 

  4. St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Preben Bjerregaard MD, DMSc

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Arnsdorf, M.F. (2003). The Electrophysiologic Matrix. In: Gussak, I., Antzelevitch, C., Hammill, S.C., Shen, WK., Bjerregaard, P. (eds) Cardiac Repolarization. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-362-0_16

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