Radiofrequency catheter ablation of the atria eliminates pacing-induced sustained atrial fibrillation and reduces connexin 43 in dogs

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1675-1685

  Elvan, Arif ^b   Huang, Xiao Di ^a   Pressler, Milton L ^a   Zipes, Douglas P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Connexin 43; Fibrillation; Proteins

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0030774447     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.5.1675     Document Type: Article

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