Epicardial maps of atrial fibrillation after linear ablation lesions

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1046-1054

  Sih, Haris J ^b   Berbari, Edward J ^a,b   Zipes, Douglas P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac mapping; Methacholine; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0030923613     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00628.x     Document Type: Article

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