Thoracic vein arrhythmias

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL. A, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Yi Jen ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary sinus; Ligament of Marshall; Pulmonary vein; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

2 [2 [4 (4 NITROBENZYLOXY)PHENYL]ETHYL]ISOTHIOUREA METHANESULFONATE; LOSARTAN; RYANODINE RECEPTOR; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 34347246645     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.A20     Document Type: Review

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