Atrial fibrillation Links between principles of pathophysiology and treatment;Vorhofflimmern Zusammenhänge pathophysiologischer und therapeutischer Prinzipien

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 135, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 862-867

  Laszlo, R ^a   Graze, H ^a   Laszlo, S ^b   Schreieck, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Kardiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial remodeling

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 77951216540     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: 14394413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1253670     Document Type: Review

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