Inducibility of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by isoproterenol and its relation to the mode of onset of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 466-470

  Oral, Hakan ^a,b   Crawford, Thomas ^a   Frederick, Melissa ^a   Gadeela, Nitesh ^a   Wimmer, Alan ^a   Dey, Sujoya ^a   Sarrazin, Jean F ^a   Kuhne, Michael ^a   Chalfoun, Nagib ^a   Wells, Darryl ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Pelosi Jr , Frank ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Inducibility; Isoproterenol

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN; VAGUS TONE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 43049118592     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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