Recovery curve and concealed conduction in the His-Purkinje system of the rabbit heart: Effects of radiofrequency modification of the low AV junction

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-41

  Sanchis, Juan ^a   Chorro, Francisco J ^a   Such, Luis ^b   Artal, Leandro ^b   Bodí, Vicente ^a   Atienza, Felipe ^a   Llavador, Esteban ^a   Llavador, Juan ^a   López Merino, Vicente ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

concealed conduction; His Purkinje system; radiofrequency current; recovery curve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HIS BUNDLE; NONHUMAN; PURKINJE FIBER; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE OF HIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART BLOCK; PERFUSION; PURKINJE FIBERS; RABBITS;

EID: 0030022481     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb04788.x     Document Type: Article

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