Electrophysiological and Electroanatomic Characterization of the Atria in Sinus Node Disease: Evidence of Diffuse Atrial Remodeling

Circulation

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1514-1522

  Sanders, Prashanthan ^b   Morton, Joseph B ^b   Kistler, Peter M ^b   Spence, Steven J ^b   Davidson, Neil C ^b   Hussin, Azlan ^b   Vohra, Jitendra K ^b   Sparks, Paul B ^b   Kalman, Jonathan M ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrium; Fibrillation; Pacemakers; Sinoatrial node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; P WAVE; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS NODE DISEASE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 1842538578     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000121734.47409.AA     Document Type: Article

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