Concealed Conduction and Dual Pathway Physiology of the Atrioventricular Node

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 144-149

  Liu, Shaowen ^a   Olsson, S Bertil ^c   Yang, Yanzong ^b   Hertervig, Eva ^c   Kongstad, Ole ^c   Yuan, Shiwen ^c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Atrioventricular node; Concealed conduction; Dual pathway physiology; Slow pathway ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542350217     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03301.x     Document Type: Article

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