Electrical remodeling of the canine superior vena cava after chronic rapid atrial pacing

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-21

  Lee, Shih Huang ^a,b,e   Chen, Yi Jen ^c   Tai, Ching Tai ^d,e   Yeh, Hung I ^f   Cheng, Jun Jack ^a   Hung, Chi Ren ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^d,e  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrophysiology; Sotalol; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; NONHUMAN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 11244315519     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00395-004-0496-6     Document Type: Article

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