Time course of left atrial mechanical recovery after linear lesions: Normal sinus rhythm versus a chronic atrial fibrillation dog model

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1397-1406

  Avitall, Boaz ^a   Urbonas, Arvydas ^a   Urboniene, Dalia ^a   Scott Millard, B S E ^a   Helms, R A Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Echocardiography; Left atrial function

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RHYTHM; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLE; TIME;

EID: 0034538401     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2000.01397.x     Document Type: Article

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