Tachycardia-induced atrial myopathy: An important mechanism in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1065-1074

  Gallagher, Mark M ^a   Obel, Owen A ^a   Camm, A John ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Atrial tachycardia; Calcium; Cardiomyopathy; Tachycardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030924524     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00631.x     Document Type: Article

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