Reentry in an accessory atrioventricular pathway as a trigger for atrial fibrillation initiation in manifest Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: A matter of reflection?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1238-1247

  Schwieler, Jonas H ^a   Zlochiver, Sharon ^b   Pandit, Sandeep V ^b   Berenfeld, Omer ^b   Jalife, José ^b   Bergfeldt, Lennart ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Atrial fibrillation; Computer simulation; Microreentry; Preexcitation; Reentry; Reflected reentry; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CANAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; RISK FACTOR; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 50949118569     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.05.028     Document Type: Article

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