Left atrial pressure reduction for mitral stenosis reverses left atrial direction-dependent conduction abnormalities

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 711-718

  Coronel, Ruben ^a   Langerveld, Jorina ^b   Boersma, Lucas V A ^b   Wever, Eric F D ^b   Bon, Laurens ^a   Van Dessel, Pascal F H M ^a   Linnenbank, André C ^a   Van Gilst, Wiek H ^c   Ernst, Sjef M P G ^b   Opthof, Tobias ^a   Van Hemel, Norbert M ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Conduction; Electrophysiology; Mitral valve; Valvuloplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSVENOUS MITRAL BALLOON VALVOTOMY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 76749155699     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvp374     Document Type: Article

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