Significant prolongation of atrial monophasic action potential duration: Short-term reverse electrophysiological changes after internal cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 944-951

  Korte, Thomas ^a   Niehaus, Michael ^a   Borchert, Gabriele ^a   Tebbenjohanns, Jürgen ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanisms); Defibrillation; Ion channels; Remodeling; Supraventr. arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036196806     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00559-4     Document Type: Article

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