Bruce Gordon Hook M.D.
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Lahey Clinic 41 Mall Road Burlington MA, 01805About
Dr. Bruce Hook is a Cardiac Electrophysicist practicing in Burlington, MA. Dr. Hook performs testing procedures on patients hearts electrical system in order to assess timing and abnormalities associated with electrical activities of the heart. Adult Cardiac Electrophysiologists are trained to treat irregular heartbeats, and carry out electrophysiology studies or ablations.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effect of coronary perfusion of heptanol or potassium on conduction and ventricular arrhythmias.
- The mechanism of propafenone-induced slowing of ventricular tachycardia in man as defined by analysis of resetting response patterns.
- Experimental coronary artery thrombosis in the absence of thromboxane A2 synthesis: evidence for alternate pathways for coronary thrombosis.
- Potentiation of the antithrombotic effect of prostacyclin by simultaneous administration of aminophylline in a canine model of coronary artery thrombosis.
- The effect of ibuprofen on accumulation of indium-111-labeled platelets and leukocytes in experimental myocardial infarction.
- Comparison of resetting and entrainment of uniform sustained ventricular tachycardia. Further insights into the characteristics of the excitable gap.
- Modulation of procainamide's effect on conduction by cellular uncoupling in perfused rabbit hearts.
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