Coronary sinus and fossa ovalis ablation: Effect on interatrial conduction and atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-317

  Ott, Peter ^a   Kirk, Malcolm M ^c   Koo, Charles ^c   He, Ding Sheng ^b   Bhattacharya, Baishali ^c   Buxton, Alfred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CR Bard ^*

^c Lifespan   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Interatrial conduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; DOG; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FOSSA OVALIS; HEART; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; SINOATRIAL NODE; SWINE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33847003975     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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