Can intraatrial reentry be prevented by changes in surgical technique?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8 II, 1997, Pages 2118-2120

  Ebels, Tjark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial incision; Atrial reentry tachycardia; Cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

CELL JUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0030790499     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03640.x     Document Type: Article

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