Mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias: Focus on atrial fibrillation

Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 37-47

  Rosen, M R ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035659752     PISSN: 15237036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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