Mechanisms of atrial fibrillation: Lessons from studies in patients

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-40

  Oral, Hakan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TC B1 14OD ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART DENERVATION; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TACHYCARDIA; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 25444505952     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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