Electrophysiological properties of the left atrium evaluated by coronary sinus pacing in patients with atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1739-1746

  Ishimatsu, Takashi ^a   Hayano, Motonobu ^a   Hirata, Tetsuya ^a   Iliev, Ivan I ^a   Komiya, Norihiro ^a   Nakao, Koujiro ^a   Iwamoto, Keiji ^a   Tsukahara, Kimio ^a   Sakamoto, Ryouji ^a   Ueyama, Chiaki ^a   Yano, Katsusuke ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary sinus pacing; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HUMAN;

EID: 0033371887     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00405.x     Document Type: Article

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