Atrial electrophysiological properties evaluated by right and left atrial pacing in patients with or without atrial fibrillation

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 231-240

  Chen, Mien Cheng ^a   Guo, G Bih Fang ^a   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PACING; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036560905     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: 1348673X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.43.231     Document Type: Article

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