Alterations in electrophysiology and tissue structure of the left atrial posterior wall in a canine model of atrial fibrillation caused by chronic atrial dilatation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1636-1642

  Tang, Min ^a   Zhang, Shu ^b   Sun, Qi ^b   Huang, Congxin ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrium; Electrophysiology; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART STIMULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34948814703     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1636     Document Type: Article

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