Electrophysiological remodeling in human atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7 II, 2003, Pages 1572-1575

  Van Wagoner, David R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Calcium channel; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Potassium channel

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM CURRENT; REFRACTORY PERIOD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037932785     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00234.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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