Information Learned from Animal Models of Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-54

  Finet, J Emanuel ^a   Rosenbaum, David S ^a   Donahue, J Kevin ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac arrhythmia; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; AGING; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; GOAT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS;

EID: 57849099610     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2008.09.005     Document Type: Review

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