Specialized conduction cells in human pulmonary veins: Fact and controversy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 810-811

  Chen, Shih Ann ^a,c   Yeh, Hung I ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TYPE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CADAVER; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PULMONARY VEINS; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 0041737416     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03259.x     Document Type: Note

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