Morphology of inter-atrial conduction routes in patients with atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-192

  Platonov, P G ^a   Mitrofanova, L B ^b   Chireikin, L V ^b   Olsson, S B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ALMAZOV NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Atrial fibrillation; Atrium; Inter atrial conduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036556443     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0221     Document Type: Article

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