Conduction characteristics at the crista terminalis during onset of pulmonary vein atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 855-861

  Fynn, Simon P ^a   Morton, Joseph B ^a   Deen, Vincent R ^a   Kistler, Peter M ^a   Vohra, Jitendra K ^a   Sparks, Paul B ^a   Kalman, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Atrial fibrillation; Crista terminalis; Pulmonary vein; Split components

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM TERMINAL CREST; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 4444242267     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03467.x     Document Type: Article

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