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Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 00:53Preparing the Langendorff Apparatus
- 02:01Preparing the Hardware and Software
- 02:53Preparing the Isolated Heart
- 04:20Perfusing and Electrically Stimulating the Heart
- 05:34Results: Success Rate of Long‐Term Ventricular Fibrillation
- 07:32Conclusion
This protocol presents a model of long-term ventricular fibrillation in rat hearts induced by continuous stimulation with low-voltage alternating current. This model has a high success rate, is stable, reliable, and reproducible, has a low impact on cardiac function, and causes only mild myocardial injury.
