The mechanisms of an increased dominant frequency in the left atrial posterior wall during atrial fibrillation in acute atrial dilatation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 178-188

  Huang, Jin Long ^a,c   Tai, Ching Tai ^b,c   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^b,c   Ting, Chih Tai ^a,c   Chen, Ying Tsung ^a,c   Chang, Mau Song ^b,c   Lin, Fan Yue ^d   Lai, Wen Ter ^e   Chen, Shih Ann ^b,c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial; Fibrillation; Frequency; Stretch

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART STIMULATION; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DOGS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIA;

EID: 33644760834     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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