Reduced myocardial perfusion in atrial fibrillation: When the egg comes before the chicken

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2181-2182

  Haigney, Mark C ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; CHICKEN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EGG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGEON; THORAX SURGERY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HUMANS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 34548714788     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm330     Document Type: Editorial

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