Altered atrial structure begets atrial fibrillation, but how?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1175-1176

  Saffitz, Jeffrey E ^a   Schuessler, Richard B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; GOATS; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE;

EID: 7044274264     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04459.x     Document Type: Note

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