Diurnal variations of the dominant cycle length of chronic atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 1 49-1, 2001, Pages

  Meurling, Carl J ^a   Waktare, Johan E P ^b   Holmqvist, Fredrik ^a   Hedman, Antti ^c   Camm, A John ^b   Olsson, S Bertil ^a   Malik, Marek ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Circadian rhythms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0035010022     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.1.h401     Document Type: Article

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