The Spatial Dispersion of Atrial Refractoriness and Atrial Fibrillation Vulnerability

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 311-319

  Roithinger, Franz X ^a   Karch, Martin R ^a   Steiner, Paul R ^a   Sippensgroenewegen, Arne ^a   Lesh, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial anatomy; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial refractoriness; Atrial vulnerability; Programmed stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART PACING; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOGS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033461853     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009844132736     Document Type: Article

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