High-resolution fluorescent imaging does not reveal a distinct atrioventricular nodal anterior input channel (fast pathway) in the rabbit heart during sinus rhythm

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-306

  Efimov, Igor R ^a   Fahy, Gerard J ^a   Cheng, Yuanna ^a   Van Wagoner, David R ^a   Tchou, Patrick J ^a   Mazgalev, Todor N ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrioventricular conduction; atrioventricular node; dual pathway electrophysiology; fluorescent imaging; voltage sensitive dyes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SINUS RHYTHM; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0031000151     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00792.x     Document Type: Article

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