Role of atrial remodeling in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 303-309

  Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Remodeling; Substrate; Voltage

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 34548516192     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70010-8     Document Type: Review

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