Impact of amiodarone on electrophysiologic properties of pulmonary veins in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Rostock, Thomas ^a   Servatius, Helge ^a   Risius, Tim ^a   Ventura, Rodolfo ^a   Weiss, Christian ^a   Meinertz, Thomas ^a   Willems, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Electrophysiologic properties; Programmed stimulation; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DEETHYLAMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12844277164     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.04418.x     Document Type: Article

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