The repolarization-excitability relationship in the human right atrium is unaffected by cycle length, recording site and prior arrhythmias

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 920-925

  Bode, Frank ^a,b   Kilborn, Michael ^a   Karasik, Pamela ^a   Franz, Michael R ^a,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Medizinische Klinik II   (Germany)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0035281511     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)01189-X     Document Type: Article

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