Electrophysiology of the atrio-AV nodal inputs and exits in the normal dog heart: Radiofrequency ablation using an epicardial approach

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 904-915

  Hirao, Kenzo ^b   Scherlag, Benjamin J ^a   Poty, Hervé ^b   Otomo, Kenichiro ^b   Tondo, Claudio ^b   Antz, Matthias ^b   Patterson, Eugene ^b   Jackman, Warren M ^b   Lazzara, Ralph ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrioventricular conduction; Atrioventricular node; Dog heart; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; DOG; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030752375     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00852.x     Document Type: Article

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