Pulmonary veins-left atrial junction: Anatomic and histological study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11 II, 2000, Pages 1836-1838

  Moubarak, J B ^a   Rozwadowski, J V ^a   Strzalka, C T ^a   Buck, W R ^a   Tan, W S ^a   Kish, G F ^a   Kisiel, T ^a   Fronc, H C ^a   Maloney, J D ^a  

^a Hamot Heart Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Left atrium; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; KERATIN; MYOGLOBIN;

CADAVER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HISTOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 0033674987     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb07032.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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