Monophasic action potential duration at the crista terminalis in patients with sinus node disease

Circulation Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1361-1367

  Katoh, Hiroshi ^a   Shinozaki, Tsuyoshi ^b   Baba, Shigeo ^b   Satoh, Shoichi ^c   Kagaya, Yutaka ^b   Watanabe, Jun ^b   Shirato, Kunio ^b  

^a TOHOKU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Kamaishi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphate; Crista terminalis; Humans; Monophasic action potential; Sinus node disease

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM TERMINAL CREST; HUMAN; MALE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS NODE; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; SINUS NODE DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAMS-STOKES SYNDROME; AGED; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 27644540042     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.1361     Document Type: Article

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