Characteristics of atrial electrograms recorded in radiofrequency induced block lines in an experimental model;Características de los electrogramas auriculares registrados en las líneas de bloqueo producidas con radiofrecuencia en un modelo experimental

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1596-1606

  Chorro, Francisco J ^a   Mainar, Luis ^a   Cánoves, Joaquín ^a   Sanchis, Juan ^a   Such, Luis M ^a   Porres, Juan C ^a   Ferrero, Ángel ^a   CerdÁ, Miguel ^b   López Merino, Vicente ^a   Such, Luis ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; RABBITS;

EID: 0034573585     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(00)75285-7     Document Type: Article

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