Response to pharmacological challenge of dissociated pulmonary vein rhythm

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-126

  Marrouche, Nassir ^a   Wazni, Oussama M ^a   Martin, David O ^a   Rossillo, Antonio ^a   Saliba, Walid ^a   Erciyes, Demet ^a   Schweikert, Robert ^a   Khaykin, Yaariv ^a   Burkhardt, David ^a   Bhargava, Mandeep ^a   Verma, Atul ^a   Abdul Karim, Ahmad ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Dissociated pulmonary vein rhythm; Intracardiac echocardiogram; Premature atrial contraction; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ISOPRENALINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADENOSINE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLEPHRINE; PULMONARY VEINS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 20044391401     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40333.x     Document Type: Article

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