Basic mechanisms of atrial fibrillation

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-20

  Everett IV, Thomas H ^a   Olgin, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACONITINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CARDIOVERSION; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 1642422933     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(03)00117-6     Document Type: Review

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