Electrophysiology of the right anterior approach to the atrioventricular node: Studies in vivo and in the isolated perfused dog heart

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-61

  Antz, Matthias ^a   Scherlag, Benjamin J ^a,b   Patterson, Eugene ^a   Otomo, Kenichiro ^a   Tondo, Claudio ^a   Pitha, Jan ^a   Gonzalez, Mario D ^a   Jackman, Warren M ^a   Lazzara, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atrioventricular conduction; atrioventricular node; canine Langendorff preparation; fast pathway; microelectrode recordings; radiofrequency ablation; transitional cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; DOG; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HIS BUNDLE; ISOLATED HEART; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031049864     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00608.x     Document Type: Article

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