The right atrium as an anatomic set-up for re-entry: Electrophysiology goes back to anatomy

Heart

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-327

  Cosío, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANISOTROPY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0036785974     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.4.325     Document Type: Short Survey

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