Effect of electrical and structural remodeling on spatiotemporal organization in acute and persistent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1027-1034

  Akar, Joseph G ^a   Everett IV, Thomas H ^a   Kok, Lai Chow ^a   Moorman, J Randall ^a   Haines, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Electrical remodeling; Fourier analysis; Structural remodeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036775393     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01027.x     Document Type: Article

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