The deleterious effects of an irregular RR interval

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 695-696

  Nanthakumar, K ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036558655     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.3024     Document Type: Editorial

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