Differential effects of changes in local myocardial refractoriness on atrial and ventricular latency

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1364-1371

  Fananapazir, Lameh ^a,b,e   Packer, Douglas ^a,c   Prystowsky, Eric N ^a,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Care Group   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrium; conduction; electrophysiology; myocardium; ventricles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

EID: 0029843038     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.6.1364     Document Type: Article

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