Global repolarization sequence of the right atrium: Monophasic action potential mapping in healthy pigs

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1803-1808

  Li, Zhen ^a   Hertervig, Eva ^a   Kongstad, Ole ^a   Holm, Magnus ^b   Grins, Edgars ^a   Olsson, S Bertil ^a   Yuan, Shiwen ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Biosense Webster Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrium; Mapping; Monophasic action potential; Repolarization; Sequence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; SWINE;

EID: 0141853823     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00273.x     Document Type: Article

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