Bachmann's bundle: Does it play a role in atrial fibrillation?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 855-863

  Khaja, Azamuddin ^b   Flaker, Greg ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Bachmann's bundle; Interatrial conduction; Interatrial fibers; Pacing; Resynchronization

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS;

EID: 27844484749     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.00168.x     Document Type: Review

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