Atrioventricular nodal conduction during atrial fibrillation: Role of atrial input modification

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2323-2333

  Garrigue, Stéphane ^a   Mowrey, Kent A ^a   Fahy, Gerard ^a   Tchou, Patrick J ^a   Mazgalev, Todor N ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Electrophysiology; Fibrillation; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0032927138     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.17.2323     Document Type: Article

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