The importance of atrial structure and fibers

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-63

  Ho, S Y ^a,c   Sanchez Quintana D ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial appendage; Atrial septum; Conduction system; Myoarchitecture

Indexed keywords

CORONARY SINUS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 58249120676     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20634     Document Type: Review

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