Electrophysiological Evaluation of the Sinus Node and the Cardiac Conduction System Following the Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 194-203

  Albåge, Anders ^a   Lindblom, Dan ^a   Insulander, Per ^a   Kennebäck, Göran ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Av node function; Electrophysiological study; Maze (III) procedure; Sinus node dysfunction; SNRT

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; FLECAINIDE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PURKINJE FIBER; SINUS NODE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE OF HIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PURKINJE FIBERS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINOATRIAL NODE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 10744223018     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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