Pacing-induced chronic atrial fibrillation impairs sinus node function in dogs: Electrophysiological remodeling

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2953-2960

  Elvan, Arif ^a   Wylie, Kevin ^a   Zipes, Douglas P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; fibrillation; pacing; remodeling

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ISOPRENALINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0029800507     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.11.2953     Document Type: Article

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