Capture window in human atrial fibrillation: Evidence of an excitable gap

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-327

  Capucci, Alessandro ^a,d   Ravelli, Flavia ^b   Nollo, Giandomenico ^b   Montenero, Annibale S ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^c   Villani, Giovanni Q ^a  

^a Piacenza General Hospital   (Italy)

^b ITC IRST   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrium; Fibrillation; Pacing; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0033021826     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00678.x     Document Type: Article

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