Effect of atrial dilatation on electrophysiologic properties and inducibility of atrial fibrillation

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-24

  Huang, Jin Long ^b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Chen, Jung Ta ^c   Ting, Chih Tai ^b   Chen, Ying Tsung ^b   Chang, Mau Song ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atria; Dilatation; Dispersion; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; DILATATION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC;

EID: 0037258515     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00395-003-0385-z     Document Type: Article

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