Effects of blocked atrial beats on the atrioventricular nodal recovery property: Facilitation or depression?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 481-490

  Wu, Jing Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Concealed conduction; Electrophysiology; Heart block

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRASYSTOLE; FACILITATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031948367     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb01840.x     Document Type: Article

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