Anatomy and Physiology of Concealment in Dual Atrioventricular Nodal Pathways

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-152

  Billette, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RR INTERVAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 1542320166     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03608.x     Document Type: Note

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