Triggered activity and atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Wit, Andrew L ^a   Boyden, Penelope A ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Action potentials; Afterdepolarizations; Arrhythmias; Thoracic veins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; RYANODINE RECEPTOR; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CAVA VEIN; CORONARY SINUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; PULMONARY VEINS; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TIME FACTORS; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 33847278451     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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