Coupled Pacing Reverses the Effects of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation on the Left Ventricle

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 984-987

  Yanulis, George E ^a   Lim, Pascal ^b   Ahmad, Ali ^a   Popović, Zoran B ^a   Wallick, Don W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ENDOCARDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 49549086669     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.03.085     Document Type: Article

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